Word Study
The meaning of “מָדַי”
Understanding Mâday reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
H4074
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
מָדַי
Phoneticmaw-dah'-ee
TransliterationMâday
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
of foreign derivation Madai, Medes, Media. - § Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land" - Madai, a country of central Asia n pr m 1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media n pr loc 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
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
16 total references
Usage Statistics
Total Occurrences
16x
Most Frequent Book
Esther
Book Distribution
Genesis1
2 Kings2
1 Chronicles1
Esther5
Isaiah2
Jeremiah3
Daniel2
Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'מָדַי' deepen your understanding of Genesis 10:2?