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מְדִינָה H4083
H4083 is the Hebrew word מְדִינָה, transliterated mᵉdîynâh and said med-ee-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it province.
What it means
{properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H4082 (מְדִינָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: province.
Verses using מְדִינָה
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 4:15 · KJV
That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
Ezra 5:8 · KJV
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
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:
Ezra 7:16 · KJV
And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
Daniel 2:48 · KJV
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:49 · KJV
Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
Daniel 3:1 · KJV
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:2 · KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:3 · KJV
Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 3:12 · KJV
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:30 · KJV
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4083 mean?
H4083 is the Hebrew word מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh), meaning {properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region}.
How is H4083 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it province (8 times), provinces (3 times).
How many times does H4083 appear in the Bible?
מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4083 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4082 (מְדִינָה).
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