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מָדַי H4076

H4076 is the Hebrew word מָדַי, transliterated Mâday and said maw-dah'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it medes.

Word: מָדַיTransliteration: MâdaySaid: maw-dah'-eeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

{Madai, a country of central Asia}.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H4074 (מָדַי).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

medes 5×

Strong's own list of renderings: Mede(-s).

Verses using מָדַי

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 6:2 · KJV

And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

Daniel 5:28 · KJV

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 6:8 · KJV

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Daniel 6:12 · KJV

Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Daniel 6:15 · KJV

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4076 mean?

H4076 is the Hebrew word מָדַי (Mâday), meaning {Madai, a country of central Asia}.

How is H4076 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it medes (5 times).

How many times does H4076 appear in the Bible?

מָדַי (Mâday) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4076 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4074 (מָדַי).

Nearby entries

H4073 · מְדַחְפָה — a push, i.e. ruin H4074 · מָדַי — Madai, a country of central Asia H4075 · מָדַי — a Madian or native of Madai H4077 · מָדַי — {a Madian or native of Madai}H4078 · מַדַּי — what (is) enough, i.e. sufficiently H4079 · מִדְיָן — {a contest or quarrel}

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