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Lexicon :: Strong's H4074 - māḏay

Aa
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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The sons H1121 of Japheth H3315 were Gomer H1586, Magog H4031, Madai H4074, Javan H3120, Tubal H8422, Meshech H4902, and Tiras H8494.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:6 - In the ninth H8671 year H8141 of Hoshea H1954, the king H4428 of Assyria H804 captured H3920 Samaria H8111 and led H1540 the people of Israel H3478 into H1540 exile H1540 to Assyria H804, and settled H3427 them in Halah H2477 and Habor H2249, on the river H5104 of Gozan H1470, and in the cities H5892 of the Medes H4074.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:11 - Then the king H4428 of Assyria H804 led H1540 Israel H3478 into H1540 exile H1540 to Assyria H804, and put H5148 them in Halah H2477 and on the Habor H2249, the river H5104 of Gozan H1470, and in the cities H5892 of the Medes H4074.

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The sons H1121 of Japheth H3315 were Gomer H1586, Magog H4031, Madai H4074, Javan H3120, Tubal H8422, Meshech H4902, and Tiras H8494.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:3 - in the third H7969 year H8141 of his reign H4427 he held H6213 a banquet H4960 for all H3605 his officials H8269 and attendants H5650, the army H2428 officers of Persia H6539 and Media H4074, the nobles H6579 and the officials H8269 of his provinces H4082, in his presence H6440.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - and were close H7138 to him, namely, Carshena H3771, Shethar H8369, Admatha H133, Tarshish H8659, Meres H4825, Marsena H4826, and Memucan H4462, the seven H7651 officials H8269 of Persia H6539 and Media H4074 who [fn]had H7200 access H7200 to the king’s H4428 presence H6440 and sat H3427 in the first H7223 place in the kingdom H4438—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:18 - “And this H2088 day H3117 the wives H8282 of H8282 the H8282 officials H8282 of Persia H6539 and Media H4074 who H834 have heard H8085 about the queen’s H4436 conduct H1697 will talk H559 about it to all H3605 the king’s H4428 officials H8269, and there will be plenty H1767 of contempt H963 and anger H7110.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - “If H518 it pleases H2895 the king H4428, let a royal H4438 [fn]edict H1697 be issued H3318 by him and let it be written H3789 in the laws H1881 of Persia H6539 and Media H4074 so that it cannot H3808 [fn]be repealed H5674, that Vashti H2060 may not come H935 into the presence H6440 of King H4428 Ahasuerus H325, and let the king H4428 give H5414 her royal H4438 position H4438 to [fn]another H7468 who is more H4480 worthy H2896 than H4480 she.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:2 - And every H3605 accomplishment H4639 of his authority H8633 and power H1369, and the full H6575 account H6575 of the greatness H1420 of Mordecai H4782 with which H834 the king H4428 honored H1431 him, are they not written H3789 in the Book H5612 of the Chronicles H1697 H3117 of the Kings H4428 of Media H4074 and Persia H6539?

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Behold H2009, I am going to stir H5782 up H5782 the Medes H4074 against H5921 them,

Who H834 will not value H2803 silver H3701 or take H2654 pleasure H2654 in gold H2091.

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A harsh H7186 vision H2380 has been shown H5046 to me;

The treacherous H898 one still deals H898 treacherously H898, and the destroyer H7703 still destroys H7703.

Go H5927 up H5927, Elam H5867, lay H6696 siege H6696, Media H4074;

I have put H7673 an H7673 end H7673 to H7673 all H3605 [fn]the groaning H603 she has caused.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:25 - and to all H3605 the kings H4428 of Zimri H2174, all H3605 the kings H4428 of Elam H5867, and all H3605 the kings H4428 of Media H4074;

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Sharpen H1305 the arrows H2671, fill H4390 the quivers H7982!

The LORD H3068 has stirred H5782 up H5782 the spirit H7307 of the kings H4428 of the Medes H4074,

Because H3588 His plan H4209 is against H5921 Babylon H894 to destroy H7843 it;

For it is the vengeance H5360 of the LORD H3068, vengeance H5360 for His temple H1964.

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Consecrate H6942 the nations H1471 against H5921 her,

The kings H4428 of the Medes H4074,

[fn]Their governors H6346 and all H3605 [fn]their officials H5461,

And every H3605 land H776 [fn]under their control H4475.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:20 - “The ram H352 which H834 you saw H7200 with the two horns H7161 represents the kings H4428 of Media H4074 and Persia H6539.

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In the first H259 year H8141 of Darius H1867 the son H1121 of Ahasuerus H325, of Median H4074 descent H2233, who H834 was made H4427 king H4427 over H5921 the kingdom H4438 of the Chaldeans H3778—

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