4058. madad

Strong's Lexicon

madad: To measure

Original Word: מָדַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: madad
Pronunciation: mah-dad'
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-dad')
Definition: To measure
Meaning: to stretch, to measure, to be extended

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3354 (μετρέω, metreō): To measure

- G3358 (μέτρον, metron): Measure, standard of measurement

Usage: The Hebrew verb "madad" primarily means "to measure." It is used in the context of determining dimensions, size, or quantity. This action can be both literal, as in measuring physical spaces or objects, and metaphorical, as in assessing or evaluating situations or people.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, measurement was a crucial part of daily life, especially in agriculture, construction, and trade. Accurate measurement ensured fairness and justice in transactions and was essential for the proper construction of buildings, including the tabernacle and the temple. The concept of measurement also extended to moral and spiritual evaluations, reflecting God's standards and judgments.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to measure
NASB Translation
continues (1), measure (9), measured (41), stretched (1), surveyed (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָדַד₅₃ verb measure (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician מדד; Arabic extend, stretch, a corn-measure, etc.; Assyrian madâdu, measure; Jewish-Aramaic noun מִידָּה measure, proportion, rule); —

Qal Perfect ׳מ (מָדָ֑ד) Isaiah 40:12 9t. Ezekiel; suffix מְדָדוֺ Ezekiel 42:15,20; 1singular וּמַדֹּתִ֫י Isaiah 65:7; וּמָֽדְדוּ consecutive Deuteronomy 21:2; Ezekiel 43:10; וּמַדֹּתֶם consecutive Numbers 35:5; Imperfect וַיָּ֫מָד Ruth 3:15 22t. Ezekiel; 2masculine singular תָּמוֺד Ezekiel 45:3; וַיָּמֹ֫דּוּ Exodus 16:18; תָּמֹ֫דּוּ Ezekiel 47:18; Infinitive לָמֹד Zechariah 2:6; — measure, chiefly literal (usually followed by accusative of thing; object omitted Exodus 16:18; Deuteronomy 21:2; Ezekiel 40:35, compare Ezekiel 47:18 (but see Co); followed by accusative of measure Ruth 3:15; Ezekiel 42:19; Ezekiel 47:3,4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 47:5); —

1 measure of length, distance Numbers 35:5 (P), Deuteronomy 21:2 (D), Ezekiel 40:5,6,8,20 32t. Ezekiel 40-47 Zechariah 2:6.

2 of dry measure Exodus 16:18 (P), Ruth 3:15.

3 figurative of measuring waters Isaiah 40:12 (of ׳י); of requital Isaiah 65:7.

Niph`al Imperfect יִמַּד Hosea 2:1; Jeremiah 33:22; יִמַּדּוּ Jeremiah 31:37; — be measured, of sand of sea Hosea 2:1; Jeremiah 33:22; of heavens Jeremiah 31:37.

Pi`el Perfect וּמִדַּדֿ consecutive Job 7:4 (compare Ges^{§ 52}. 2. R. l); Imperfect וַיְמַדֵּד 2 Samuel 8:2; וַיְמַדְּדֵם 2 Samuel 8:2; אֲמַדֵּד Psalm 60:8; Psalm 108:8; —

1 extend, continue (= make extent or continuation), subject עֶרֶב Job 7:4.

2 measure, measure off, בַחֶבֶל, of apportioning Moabites to death and life, followed by suffix 2 Samuel 8:2; also object חֲבָלִים 2 Samuel 8:2; metaphor of conquest, followed by accusative, Psalm 60:8 = Psalm 108:8 ("" חִלֵּק).

Po. Imperfect וַיְמֹ֫דֶד Habakkuk 3:6 (subject God, object אֶרֶץ), measured (namely, with eye) ᵑ9 Hi AV RV, but dubious; ᵐ5 ἐσαλεύθη, ᵑ7 אֲזִיעַ, hence shook Ew Ke Or and others (from √ [מוֺד =] מוֺט, but read then rather וַיְמֹטֵט, although מוט not elsewhere in this conjugation; We, plausibly, וַיְמֹגֵג √ מוג, compare Nahum 1:5).

Hithpo`el וַיִּתְמֹדֵד followed by עַלהַֿיֶ֫לֶד; 1 Kings 17:21 measured (= extended, stretched) himself upon the boy.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

measure, mete, stretch self

A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲמַדֵּֽד׃ אמדד׃ וַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤ם וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד וַיְמֹ֣דֶד וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד וַיָּ֙מָד֙ וַיָּ֛מָד וַיָּ֜מָד וַיָּ֣מָד וַיָּ֣מָד ׀ וַיָּ֤מָד וַיָּ֥מָד וַיָּ֧מָד וַיָּ֨מָד וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ וּמְדָד֖וֹ וּמַדֹּתִ֧י וּמַדֹּתֶ֞ם וּמָדְד֖וּ וּמָדְדוּ֙ וּמָדַ֖ד וּמָדַ֣ד וּמָדַ֤ד וימד וימדד וימדדם וימדו ויתמדד ומדד ומדדו ומדתי ומדתם יִמַּ֖ד יִמַּ֤דּוּ ימד ימדו לָמֹד֙ למד מְדָד֗וֹ מָדַ֖ד מָדַ֛ד מָדַ֥ד מָדַ֨ד מָדָ֑ד מדד מדדו תָּמ֔וֹד תָּמֹ֑דּוּ תמדו תמוד ’ă·mad·dêḏ ’ămaddêḏ amadDed lā·mōḏ laMod lāmōḏ mā·ḏaḏ mā·ḏāḏ maDad māḏaḏ māḏāḏ mə·ḏā·ḏōw medaDo məḏāḏōw tā·mō·wḏ tā·mōd·dū taMod taModdu tāmōddū tāmōwḏ ū·mā·ḏaḏ ū·mā·ḏə·ḏū ū·mad·dō·ṯem ū·mad·dō·ṯî ū·mə·ḏā·ḏōw umaDad ūmāḏaḏ umaddoTem ūmaddōṯem umaddoTi ūmaddōṯî umadeDu ūmāḏəḏū umedaDo ūməḏāḏōw vaiYamod vaiyaModdu vaiyitmoDed vaymadDed vaymaddeDem vayModed way·mad·də·ḏêm way·mad·dêḏ way·mō·ḏeḏ way·yā·māḏ way·yā·mōd·dū way·yiṯ·mō·ḏêḏ waymaddêḏ waymaddəḏêm waymōḏeḏ wayyāmāḏ wayyāmōddū wayyiṯmōḏêḏ yim·maḏ yim·mad·dū yimMad yimmaḏ yimMaddu yimmaddū

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 16:18
HEB: וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ בָעֹ֔מֶר וְלֹ֤א
NAS: When they measured it with an omer,
KJV: And when they did mete [it] with an omer,
INT: measured an omer had no

Numbers 35:5
HEB: וּמַדֹּתֶ֞ם מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֗יר
NAS: You shall also measure outside
KJV: And ye shall measure from without
INT: measure without the city

Deuteronomy 21:2
HEB: זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָ וּמָדְדוּ֙ אֶל־ הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים
NAS: shall go out and measure [the distance] to the cities
KJV: shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities
INT: your elders and your judges and measure to the cities

Ruth 3:15
HEB: וַתֹּ֣אחֶז בָּ֑הּ וַיָּ֤מָד שֵׁשׁ־ שְׂעֹרִים֙
NAS: it. So she held it, and he measured six
KJV: it. And when she held it, he measured six
INT: and hold held measured six barley

2 Samuel 8:2
HEB: אֶת־ מוֹאָ֗ב וַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤ם בַּחֶ֙בֶל֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב
NAS: Moab, and measured them with the line,
KJV: Moab, and measured them with a line,
INT: defeated Moab and measured the line lie

2 Samuel 8:2
HEB: אוֹתָ֣ם אַ֔רְצָה וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד שְׁנֵֽי־ חֲבָלִים֙
NAS: on the ground; and he measured two
KJV: lines measured he to put to death,
INT: lie the ground measured two lines

1 Kings 17:21
HEB: וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד עַל־ הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙
NAS: Then he stretched himself upon the child
KJV: And he stretched himself upon the child
INT: stretched upon the child

Psalm 60:6
HEB: וְעֵ֖מֶק סֻכּ֣וֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃
NAS: out Shechem and measure out the valley
KJV: Shechem, and mete out the valley
INT: the valley of Succoth and measure

Psalm 108:7
HEB: וְעֵ֖מֶק סֻכּ֣וֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃
NAS: out Shechem And measure out the valley
KJV: Shechem, and mete out the valley
INT: the valley of Succoth and measure

Isaiah 40:12
HEB: מִֽי־ מָדַ֨ד בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ מַ֗יִם
NAS: Who has measured the waters
KJV: Who hath measured the waters
INT: Who has measured the hollow the waters

Isaiah 65:7
HEB: הַגְּבָע֖וֹת חֵרְפ֑וּנִי וּמַדֹּתִ֧י פְעֻלָּתָ֛ם רִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה
NAS: Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former
KJV: me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former
INT: the hills and scorned will measure work their former

Jeremiah 31:37
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה אִם־ יִמַּ֤דּוּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִלְמַ֔עְלָה
NAS: above can be measured And the foundations
KJV: above can be measured, and the foundations
INT: the LORD If can be measured the heavens above

Jeremiah 33:22
HEB: הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְלֹ֥א יִמַּ֖ד ח֣וֹל הַיָּ֑ם
NAS: cannot be measured, so
KJV: of the sea measured: so will I multiply
INT: of heaven cannot be measured and the sand of the sea

Ezekiel 40:5
HEB: בָּֽאַמָּה֙ וָטֹ֔פַח וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־ רֹ֤חַב
NAS: and a handbreadth. So he measured the thickness
KJV: and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth
INT: a cubit handbreadth measured the thickness of the building

Ezekiel 40:6
HEB: (בְּמַֽעֲלֹותָ֑יו ק) וַיָּ֣מָד ׀ אֶת־ סַ֣ף
NAS: up its steps and measured the threshold
KJV: the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold
INT: went step and measured the threshold of the gate

Ezekiel 40:8
HEB: וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־ אֻלָ֥ם
NAS: Then he measured the porch of the gate
KJV: He measured also the porch of the gate
INT: measured the porch of the gate

Ezekiel 40:9
HEB: וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־ אֻלָ֤ם
NAS: He measured the porch of the gate,
KJV: Then measured he the porch
INT: measured the porch of the gate

Ezekiel 40:11
HEB: וַיָּ֛מָד אֶת־ רֹ֥חַב
NAS: And he measured the width
KJV: And he measured the breadth
INT: measured the width of the entry

Ezekiel 40:13
HEB: וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־ הַשַּׁ֗עַר
NAS: He measured the gate from the roof
KJV: He measured then the gate
INT: measured the gate the roof

Ezekiel 40:19
HEB: וַיָּ֣מָד רֹ֡חַב מִלִּפְנֵי֩
NAS: Then he measured the width
KJV: Then he measured the breadth
INT: measured the width the front

Ezekiel 40:20
HEB: לֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה מָדַ֥ד אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְרָחְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: the north, he measured its length
KJV: the north, he measured the length
INT: court of the outer measured length width

Ezekiel 40:23
HEB: לַצָּפ֖וֹן וְלַקָּדִ֑ים וַיָּ֧מָד מִשַּׁ֛עַר אֶל־
NAS: as well as [the gate] on the east; and he measured a hundred
KJV: and toward the east; and he measured from gate
INT: the north the east measured gate to

Ezekiel 40:24
HEB: דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וּמָדַ֤ד [אֵילֹו כ]
NAS: the south; and he measured its side pillars
KJV: the south: and he measured the posts
INT: toward the south measured mighty arch

Ezekiel 40:27
HEB: דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וַיָּ֨מָד מִשַּׁ֧עַר אֶל־
NAS: the south; and he measured from gate
KJV: the south: and he measured from gate
INT: toward the south measured gate to

Ezekiel 40:28
HEB: בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַדָּר֑וֹם וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֶת־ הַשַּׁ֣עַר
NAS: gate; and he measured the south
KJV: gate: and he measured the south
INT: gate the south measured gate the south

52 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4058
52 Occurrences

’ă·mad·dêḏ — 2 Occ.
lā·mōḏ — 1 Occ.
mā·ḏaḏ — 6 Occ.
mə·ḏā·ḏōw — 1 Occ.
tā·mō·wḏ — 1 Occ.
tā·mōd·dū — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·ḏaḏ — 4 Occ.
ū·mad·dō·ṯem — 1 Occ.
ū·mad·dō·ṯî — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·ḏə·ḏū — 2 Occ.
ū·mə·ḏā·ḏōw — 1 Occ.
way·yā·māḏ — 23 Occ.
way·yā·mōd·dū — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·mō·ḏêḏ — 1 Occ.
way·mad·dêḏ — 1 Occ.
way·mad·də·ḏêm — 1 Occ.
way·mō·ḏeḏ — 1 Occ.
yim·maḏ — 2 Occ.
yim·mad·dū — 1 Occ.