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Lexicon :: Strong's H4074 - māḏay

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מָדַי
Transliteration
māḏay
Pronunciation
maw-dah'-ee
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign derivation
Strong’s Definitions

מָדַי Mâday, maw-dah'-ee; of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia:—Madai, Medes, Media.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H4074 in the following manner: Medes (8x), Media (6x), Madai (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H4074 in the following manner: Medes (8x), Media (6x), Madai (2x).

  1. Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media

      proper locative noun

    2. land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָדַי Mâday, maw-dah'-ee; of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia:—Madai, Medes, Media.
STRONGS H4074: Abbreviations
† מָדַי proper name, of a people or territory Medes, Media (Old Persian Mâda SpAPK, Assyrian Madai COTGloss, and on Genesis 10:2 DlPar. 247); —
1. people, as 'son' of Japhet Genesis 10:2 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:5; as hostile power Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 21:2; זֶרַע מָדַי Daniel 9:1; land and people, מַלְכֵי מָדַי Jeremiah 25:25 (+ מַלְכֵי עֵילָם), Jeremiah 51:11, 28; וּפָרַס מַלְכֵי מ׳ Daniel 8:20; compare וּמָדַי פָּרַס Esther 1:3, 14, 18, 19; Esther 10:2; Greek Version of the LXX Μαδαι.
2. of land alone = Media 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:11 (both עָרֵי מָדָ֑י).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:2; 10:2

2 Kings

17:6; 18:11

1 Chronicles

1:5

Esther

1:3; 1:14; 1:18; 1:19; 10:2

Isaiah

13:17; 21:2

Jeremiah

25:25; 51:11; 51:28

Daniel

8:20; 9:1

H4074

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4074 matches the Hebrew מָדַי (māḏay),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:2 - The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:6 - In the ninth year of Hoshea's reign, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:11 - The king of Assyria deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:5 - The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:3 - in the third year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media was present, as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis and had the most prominent offices in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:18 - And this very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media who have heard the matter concerning the queen will respond in the same way to all the royal officials, and there will be more than enough contempt and anger!

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - If the king is so inclined, let a royal edict go forth from him, and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media that cannot be repealed, that Vashti may not come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king convey her royalty to another who is more deserving than she.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:2 - Now all the actions carried out under his authority and his great achievements, along with an exact statement concerning the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king promoted, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:17 - Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; they are not concerned about silver, nor are they interested in gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - I have received a distressing message: "The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:25 - all the kings of Zimri; all the kings of Elam; all the kings of Media;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - "Sharpen your arrows! Fill your quivers! The LORD will arouse a spirit of hostility in the kings of Media. For he intends to destroy Babylonia. For that is how the LORD will get his revenge - how he will get his revenge for the Babylonians' destruction of his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:28 - Prepare the nations to do battle against her. Prepare the kings of the Medes. Prepare their governors and all their leaders. Prepare all the countries they rule to do battle against her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:20 - The ram that you saw with the two horns stands for the kings of Media and Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:1 - In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire -
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