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מְדָתָא H4099
H4099 is the Hebrew word מְדָתָא, transliterated Mᵉdâthâʼ and said med-aw-thaw'. The King James Version most often renders it hammedatha.
What it means
Medatha, the father of Haman.
Where it comes from
of Persian origin.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Hammedatha (including the article).
Verses using מְדָתָא
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Esther 3:1 · KJV
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
Esther 3:10 · KJV
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
Esther 8:5 · KJV
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
Esther 9:10 · KJV
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
Esther 9:24 · KJV
Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Common questions
What does Strong's H4099 mean?
H4099 is the Hebrew word מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ), meaning Medatha, the father of Haman.
How is H4099 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hammedatha (5 times).
How many times does H4099 appear in the Bible?
מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4099 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: of Persian origin.
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