ma.day H4074

מָדַי (ma.day) means “Madai” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מָדַי Hebrew · H4074 16 tagged occurrences in 16 verses

Pronunciation guide: maw-dah'-ee Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4074G

מָדַי · ma.day · Madai

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land" 1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media 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

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TBESH · H4074H

מָדַי · ma.day · Media

§ Media = "middle land" 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

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TBESH · H4074I

מָדַי · ma.day · Mede

also called Mede frequently Group of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091) § Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land" 1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia

KJV glosses: Madai, Medes, Media.

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How translators render H4074

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and media	4
of the medes	4
madai	2
of media	2
a mede	1
media	1
o media	1
the medes	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
of the medes	6
and media	3
and madai	2
of media	2
and the medes	1
o media	1
the medes	1

Verses containing H4074

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Genesis 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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2 Kings 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
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2 Kings 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
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1 Chronicles 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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Esther 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
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Esther 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
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Esther 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
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Esther 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
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Esther 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
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Isaiah 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
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Isaiah 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
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Jeremiah 25:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
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Jeremiah 51:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.
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Jeremiah 51:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.
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Daniel 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
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Daniel 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
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