מָדַי

ma.dayProper Noun (Masculine)H4074

Madai

From: of foreign derivation;

Short Definition

Madai, a country of central Asia

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land" 1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of ) land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

16 times

Appears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Esther
5
Jeremiah
3
2 Kings
2
Daniel
2
Isaiah
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:5
  • Daniel 8:20
  • Esther 1:14
  • Esther 10:2
  • Isaiah 21:2

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