What does מָדַי · Μῆδος mean in the Bible?
מָדַי · Μῆδος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Medes, a people from the region of Media".
Hebrew · H4074, G3370
Madai
Madai , a country of central Asia · a Median, or inhabitant of Media
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מָדַי H4074 Madai , a country of central Asia
Pronunciation māday
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Μῆδος G3370 a Median, or inhabitant of Media
Pronunciation Mēdos
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What does madai (madai) mean in the Bible?
מָדַי · Μῆδος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Medes, a people from the region of Media".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4074, G3370?
H4074, G3370 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Medes, a people from the region of Media
Strong's H4074, G3370
Lexical occurrences 16 verses Source Gloss
Medes, a people from the region of Media
Word Origins
madai is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain