Word Study · Strong's H4074 · Hebrew
מָדַי
Maday
maw-dah'-ee
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mâday
“Madai, a country of central Asia”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Madai, a country of central Asia
Rendered in the KJV as
Madai, Medes, Media.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- וּמָדַ֖י3
- וּמָדַ֗י3
- מָדַ֔י3
- מָדַ֥י2
- מָדָ֑י2
- מָדָֽי׃2
- מָדָֽי׃ פ1
How it is rendered · 4
- Media9
- and Media4
- and Madai2
- O Media1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)10
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 10
- HC/Npl · 4
- HC/Npm · 2
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis1 occurrence
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 17:6מָדָֽי׃ פmadaiproper noun (a name)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.here: Media
- 2 Kings 18:11מָדָֽי׃madaiproper noun (a name)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.here: Media
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Esther5 occurrences
- Esther 1:3וּמָדַ֗יumadaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)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.here: and Media
- Esther 1:14וּמָדַ֗יumadaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)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.here: and Media
- Esther 1:18וּמָדַ֗יumadaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)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.here: and Media
- Esther 1:19וּמָדַ֖יumadaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)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.here: and Media
- Esther 10:2מָדַ֥יmadaiproper noun (a name)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?here: Media
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 13:17מָדָ֑יmadaiproper noun (a name)Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.here: Media
- Isaiah 21:2מָדַ֔יmadaiproper noun (a name)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.”here: O Media
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 25:25מָדָֽי׃madaiproper noun (a name)all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;here: Media
- Jeremiah 51:11מָדַ֔יmadaiproper noun (a name)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.here: Media
- Jeremiah 51:28מָדַ֔יmadaiproper noun (a name)Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.here: Media
Daniel2 occurrences
Same headword in Strong's