מָדַי (ma.day) means “Mede” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: maw-dah'-ee Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מָדַי · ma.day · Mede
also called Mede frequently Aramaic of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091) § Medes = "middle land" 1) the territory inhabited by the Medes 2a) 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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מָדַי · ma.day · Media
Aramaic of ma.day (מָדַי "Media" H4074H) § Medes = "middle land" the territory inhabited by the Medes 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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(Aramaic) corresponding to H4074 (מָדַי) {Madai, a country of central Asia}
KJV glosses: Mede(-s).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of the medes | 3 |
| of media | 1 |
| the mede | 1 |
| to the medes | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of the medes | 4 |
| to the medes | 1 |
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And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:
Read word by wordPERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Read word by wordTherefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.9
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.13
Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.16
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