Maday מָדַי
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| מָדַי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maday |
| Strong's number | H4076 (H4076G, H4076H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Mede |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (4) |
Maday (Hebrew מָדַי, Strong's H4076) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Mede”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H4076G: 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
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
H4076H: 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
§ 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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | medes (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | medes (4), media (1), mede (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maday, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 6:2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:
Daniel
- Daniel 5:28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
- Daniel 6:8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.Therefore, 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.”
- Daniel 6:12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.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.”
- Daniel 6:15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.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.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).