4070. medor

Lexicon

medor: Habitation, dwelling place

Original Word: מְדוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mdowr
Pronunciation: meh-DOR
Phonetic Spelling: (med-ore')
Definition: Habitation, dwelling place
Meaning: a dwelling

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dwelling

(Aramaic) or mdor (Aramaic) {med-ore'}; or mdar (Aramaic) {med-awr'}; from duwr; a dwelling -- dwelling.

see HEBREW duwr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from dur
Definition
a dwelling place
NASB Translation
dwelling (1), dwelling place (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מְדוֺר] noun [masculine] dwelling place; — suffix מְדֹרָךְ Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29, מְדוֺרֵהּ Daniel 5:21.

[מְדָר] noun masculine id.; — suffix מְָ˜דרָהוֺן Daniel 2:11.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Aramaic root דּוּר (dur), which means "to dwell" or "to reside."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2732: κατοίκησις (katoikēsis) • A dwelling place, habitation.
• G2733: κατοίκημα (katoikēma) • A dwelling, habitation.

These Greek terms share a similar meaning with the Aramaic מְדוֹר, emphasizing the concept of a place where one resides or inhabits. They are used in the New Testament to describe both physical dwellings and metaphorical or spiritual habitations.

Usage: The term מְדוֹר is used in the context of a place of residence or habitation. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the book of Daniel.

Context: • מְדוֹר (medor) is an Aramaic noun that signifies a dwelling or habitation. It is found in the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the book of Daniel. The term is used to describe a place where individuals reside or inhabit.
• In Daniel 4:25 (BSB), the term is used in the context of Nebuchadnezzar's dwelling among the beasts of the field: "You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times will pass over you until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He wishes."
• The use of מְדוֹר in this passage emphasizes the humbling of King Nebuchadnezzar, as his royal dwelling is exchanged for a place among the animals, highlighting the theme of divine sovereignty and human humility.

Forms and Transliterations

מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹן מְדֹרָ֗ךְ מְדֹרָ֜ךְ מְדוֹרֵ֔הּ מדורה מדרהון מדרך mə·ḏā·rə·hō·wn mə·ḏō·rāḵ mə·ḏō·w·rêh meDareHon məḏārəhōwn medoRach məḏōrāḵ medoReh məḏōwrêh

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 2:11
HEB: אֱלָהִ֔ין דִּ֚י מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹן עִם־ בִּשְׂרָ֖א
NAS: whose dwelling place
KJV: except the gods, whose dwelling is not
INT: gods whose dwelling with with flesh

Daniel 4:25
HEB: בָּרָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨ה מְדֹרָ֜ךְ וְעִשְׂבָּ֥א כְתוֹרִ֣ין ׀
NAS: from mankind and your dwelling place be with the beasts
KJV: men, and thy dwelling shall be
INT: of the field shall be and your dwelling grass cattle

Daniel 4:32
HEB: חֵיוַ֧ת בָּרָ֣א מְדֹרָ֗ךְ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙
NAS: from mankind, and your dwelling place [will be] with the beasts
KJV: men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with
INT: the beasts of the field and your dwelling grass cattle

Daniel 5:21
HEB: וְעִם־ עֲרָֽדַיָּא֙ מְדוֹרֵ֔הּ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙
NAS: [that of] beasts, and his dwelling place [was] with the wild donkeys.
KJV: the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses:
INT: with the wild and his dwelling grass cattle

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4070
4 Occurrences

mə·ḏā·rə·hō·wn — 1 Occ.
mə·ḏō·rāḵ — 2 Occ.
mə·ḏō·w·rêh — 1 Occ.