מָדַי

ma.dayMede
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group6 occurrences2 books6 verses
This word comes from the name of Media.

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H4074
Traditional renderings: Mede(-s).

Glossary entries

Medes, Media, Median

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Ezra 6:2בְּמָדַ֥י · of Media
    And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:
  2. Daniel 5:28לְמָדַ֥י · to the Medes
    PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
  3. Daniel 5:31מָֽדָיאָ֔ · the Mede
    …and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
  4. Daniel 6:8מָדַ֥י · of the Medes
    Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
  5. Daniel 6:12מָדַ֥י · of the Medes
    So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
  6. Daniel 6:15לְמָדַ֣י · of the Medes
    Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”