4074. Maday

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Maday: Media, Medes

Original Word: מָדַי
Part of Speech: proper name, of a people
Transliteration: Maday
Pronunciation: mah-dah'ee
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-dah'-ee)
Definition: Media, Medes
Meaning: Madai

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Madai, Medes, Media

Of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia -- Madai, Medes, Media.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land
NASB Translation
Madai (2), Medes (5), Media (8), Median (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָדַי proper name, of a people et

terr. Medes, Media (Old Persian Mâda Sp^APK, Assyrian Madai COT^{Gloss, and on Genesis 10.. 2} Dl^{Par. 247}); —

1 people, as 'son' of Japhet Genesis 10:2 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:5; as hostile power Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 21:2; זֶרַע מָדַי Daniel 9:1; land and people, מַלְכֵי מָדַי Jeremiah 25:25 (+ מַלְכֵי עֵילָם), Jeremiah 51:11,28; וּפָרַס ׳מַלְכֵי מ Daniel 8:20; compare מָּרַס וּמָדַי Esther 1:3,14,18,19; Esther 10:2; ᵐ5 Μαδαι.

2 of land alone = Media 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:11 (both עָרֵי מָדָ֑י).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the name of a people or region, possibly of foreign origin.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3370: Μῆδος (Mēdos) • This Greek term corresponds to the Hebrew מָדַי (Madai) and refers to the Medes. It appears in the New Testament in contexts that discuss the peoples present at Pentecost: "Parthians, Medes, Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia," (Acts 2:9, BSB).

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the term מָדַי (Madai) as it appears in the Hebrew Bible, highlighting its genealogical, historical, and prophetic significance.

Usage: The term מָדַי (Madai) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the descendants of Madai, the son of Japheth, and the people of Media. It appears in genealogical contexts and in historical narratives involving the Medes.

Context: • Madai is first mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10:2, where he is listed as one of the sons of Japheth: "The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras." (BSB)
• The descendants of Madai are identified with the Medes, an ancient Indo-Iranian people who played a significant role in the history of the Near East. The Medes are frequently mentioned in the context of the Persian Empire, as they were closely associated with the Persians.
• In the book of Esther, the Medes are mentioned alongside the Persians as part of the ruling empire: "For the king’s command and decree reached every province from India to Cush—127 provinces in all—and to every people in their own script and language, including the Jews in their own script and language." (Esther 1:1, BSB)
• The Medes are also noted in the prophetic literature, such as in Isaiah 13:17, where they are described as instruments of God's judgment against Babylon: "Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold." (BSB)
• Historically, the Medes were known for their significant influence and power before being absorbed into the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמָדַ֖י וּמָדַ֗י ומדי מָדַ֔י מָדַ֥י מָדָ֑י מָדָֽי׃ מדי מדי׃ mā·ḏay mā·ḏāy maDai māḏay māḏāy ū·mā·ḏay umaDai ūmāḏay

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:2
HEB: גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל
NAS: and Magog and Madai and Javan
KJV: and Magog, and Madai, and Javan,
INT: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal

2 Kings 17:6
HEB: גּוֹזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃ פ
NAS: and in the cities of the Medes.
KJV: and in the cities of the Medes.
INT: of Gozan the cities of the Medes

2 Kings 18:11
HEB: גּוֹזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃
NAS: and in the cities of the Medes,
KJV: and in the cities of the Medes:
INT: of Gozan the cities of the Medes

1 Chronicles 1:5
HEB: גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל
NAS: Magog, Madai, Javan,
KJV: and Magog, and Madai, and Javan,
INT: Gomer Magog Madai Javan Tubal

Esther 1:3
HEB: חֵ֣יל ׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּמָדַ֗י הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י
NAS: [officers] of Persia and Media, the nobles
KJV: of Persia and Media, the nobles
INT: army Persia and Media the nobles and the princes

Esther 1:14
HEB: שָׂרֵ֣י ׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּמָדַ֗י רֹאֵי֙ פְּנֵ֣י
NAS: of Persia and Media who had access
KJV: of Persia and Media, which saw
INT: princes of Persia and Media had access presence

Esther 1:18
HEB: שָׂר֣וֹת פָּֽרַס־ וּמָדַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָֽׁמְעוּ֙
NAS: of Persia and Media who
KJV: of Persia and Media say
INT: the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard

Esther 1:19
HEB: בְּדָתֵ֥י פָֽרַס־ וּמָדַ֖י וְלֹ֣א יַעֲב֑וֹר
NAS: of Persia and Media so that it cannot
KJV: of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered,
INT: the laws of Persia and Media cannot be repealed

Esther 10:2
HEB: הַיָּמִ֔ים לְמַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
NAS: of the Kings of Media and Persia?
KJV: of the kings of Media and Persia?
INT: age of the Kings of Media Persia

Isaiah 13:17
HEB: עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אֶת־ מָדָ֑י אֲשֶׁר־ כֶּ֙סֶף֙
NAS: I am going to stir up the Medes against
KJV: Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard
INT: to stir against the Medes Who silver

Isaiah 21:2
HEB: עֵילָם֙ צוּרִ֣י מָדַ֔י כָּל־ אַנְחָתָ֖ה
NAS: lay siege, Media; I have made an end
KJV: besiege, O Media; all the sighing
INT: Elam lay Media of all the sighing

Jeremiah 25:25
HEB: כָּל־ מַלְכֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃
NAS: and all the kings of Media;
KJV: and all the kings of the Medes,
INT: and all the kings of Media

Jeremiah 51:11
HEB: ר֙וּחַ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י כִּֽי־ עַל־
NAS: of the kings of the Medes, Because
KJV: of the kings of the Medes: for his device
INT: the spirit of the kings of the Medes Because is against

Jeremiah 51:28
HEB: אֶת־ מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י אֶת־ פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ
NAS: her, The kings of the Medes, Their governors
KJV: with the kings of the Medes, the captains
INT: for her the kings of the Medes their governors and all

Daniel 8:20
HEB: הַקְּרָנָ֑יִם מַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
NAS: represents the kings of Media and Persia.
KJV: [are] the kings of Media and Persia.
INT: horns the kings of Media and Persia

Daniel 9:1
HEB: אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע מָדָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָמְלַ֔ךְ
NAS: of Ahasuerus, of Median descent,
KJV: of the seed of the Medes, which was made king
INT: of Ahasuerus descent of Median who was made

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4074
16 Occurrences

mā·ḏāy — 10 Occ.
ū·mā·ḏay — 6 Occ.