Minni

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A kingdom summoned to a war against Babylon, with Ararat and Ashchenaz, Jeremiah 51:27; supposed to denote Armenia, or a portion of it.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jeremiah 51:27Armenia

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Lower or lesser Armenia (Jeremiah 51:27). Minnai in the Assyrian inscriptions near lake Urmniyeh (Rawlinson, Herodot. 1:464). Van was its capital. Conquered by Tettarassa, general of Tetembar II the Assyrian king whose wars are recorded on the black obelisk in British Museum.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Jeremiah 51:27

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

MINNI. A people named in Jeremiah 51:27 along with the Armenians (‘Ararat’) and Scythians (‘Ashkenaz’) as coming assailants of Babylon. They are the Mannai of the Assyrian inscriptions, who dwelt between the lakes Van and Urmia.

J. F. M‘Curdy.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Part of Armenia, mentioned in connection with Ararat. Jeremiah 51:27 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Min'ni. (division). Jeremiah 51:27. Already noticed as a portion of Armenia. See Armenia.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

min´ı̄ ( מנּי , minnı̄ ): A kingdom mentioned in Jeremiah 51:27 , along with Ararat and Ashkenaz, as assailants of Babylon. It is identified with the Minnai of the Assyrian inscriptions, in close relation with, or part of, Armenia.

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Min´ni [ARMENIA]

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Minni', מַנַּי , etymology unknown; Sept. παῤ ἐμοῦ,Vulg. Menni) occurs only in Jeremiah 51:27 (and so in the Targ. at Psalms 45:9, but wrongly), as the name of an Armenian province, joined with Ararat; i.e., as Bochart well observes (Phaleg, 1:3, page 19, 20), probably the Minyas (Μινύας) of Nicholas of Damascus in Josephus (Ant. 1:3, 6), a tract of Armenia overhung by the mountain Baris, on which are the traces of the ark. St. Martin (Memoires sur l'Armenie, 1:249) rightly compares the region of the Manavasscei, in the middle of Armenia, so called from Manavas, the son of Haigus, who is said to have been the founder of Armenia (Moses Choren. 1:11). Less likely is the supposition (Bochart, ut sup.) that the Greek name Armenia itself sprung from הִראּמַנַּי, "mountain of Minni," since it is rather derived from Aram (see St. Martin, ut sup. page 259). "The name may be connected.with the Minnai of the Assyrian inscriptions, whom Rawlinson (Herod. 1:464) places about lake Urumiyeh, and with the Minuas who appears in the list of Armenian kings in the inscription at Wan (Layard's Nin. and Bab. page 401). At the time when Jeremiah prophesied, Armenia had been subdued by the Median kings (Rawlinson, Herod. 1:103, 177)." (See Armenia).