BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4076
ma.day — Mede
also called Mede frequently Aramaic of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091) § Medes = "middle land" 1) the territory inhabited by the Medes 2a) 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
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3370
Mēdos — Mede
a Mede, Median , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. (ML)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4075
ma.da.ah — Mede
also called Mede frequently Another spelling of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091) § Mede = "middle land" 1) an inhabitant of Media 1a) 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
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4077
ma.da.ah — Mede
also called Mede frequently Aramaic of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091) § Mede or Medes = "middle land" an inhabitant of Media
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4074
ma.day — Madai
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; 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 Media 2) 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
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1868
dar.ya.vesh — Darius
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.5 Aramaic of dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867H) § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867) (1)) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as (2)) 3) Darius II or Darius III 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1867
dar.ya.vesh — Darius
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.22 § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 3) Darius II or Darius III 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4311
me.de.va — Medeba
§ Medeba = "water of rest" a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Heshbon; still extant
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4091
me.dan — Medan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989); half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327); brother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Mede frequently § Medan = "contention" a son of Abraham by Keturah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7629
hēmionos — the mule
1. a half-ass , i. e. a mule , (Homer), etc.:—; proverbial, ἐπεὰν ἡμίονοι τέκωσι, i. e. never, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. the ἡμ. ἀγροτέρα of (Iliad by Homer) 2. 851 is probably the wild ass. 3. as adjective, βρέφος ἡμίονον a mule- foal, (Iliad by Homer); ἡμ. βασιλεύς a mule- king, half-Mede half-Persian, (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(Heb. Madai), a Median or inhabitant of Media (Dan. 11:1). In Gen. 10:2 the Hebrew word occurs in the list of the sons of Japheth. But probably this is an ethnic and not a personal name, and denotes simply the Medes as descended from Japheth.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
