Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #4076 - מָדַי
Transliteration
Mâday
Phonetics
maw-dah'ee
Origin
corresponding to (H4074)
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Medes = "middle land"
- n pr m
- an inhabitant of Media
- n pr loc
- 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
- the territory inhabited by the Medes
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
BSB (6)
Ezra
1
Daniel
5
CSB (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
5
ESV (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
KJV (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
LEB (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
LSB (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
N95 (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
NAS (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (5)
Ezra
1
Daniel
4
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
מָדַי proper name, of a people or territory Medes, Media (Biblical Hebrew id.); — 1. of a people Daniel 5:28; Daniel 6:9; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:16.
2. territory Ezra 6:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
מָדַי f. (Isaiah 21:2) Media, Genesis 10:2; Esther 1:3; 2 Kings 17:6, 18:11 Jeremiah 25:25, 51:11, 28 Jeremiah 51:28, and the Medes, Isaiah 13:17, 21:2 Daniel 9:1. (syr. ܡܰܕܰܝ id.) Gent. noun מָדִי a Mede, Daniel 11:1. [Various conjectures have been advanced as to the etymology: some of these lead to the signification of midst, middle.]
מָדַי Ch. id. Media, Ezra 6:2; Daniel 5:28, 6:13. Gentile noun emphat. מָדָאָה, מָדָיָא כתיב a Mede, Daniel 6:1.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com
List of Word Forms
בְּמָדַ֥י במדי לְמָדַ֣י לְמָדַ֥י למדי מָדַ֥י מדי bə·mā·ḏay bemaDai bəmāḏay lə·mā·ḏay lemaDai ləmāḏay mā·ḏay maDai māḏay
