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
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H4076 — מָדַי
ma.day · Mede · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 6:2 · בְּמָדַ֥יAnd a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:Daniel 5:28 · לְמָדַ֥יPERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”Daniel 6:8 · מָדַ֥יTherefore, 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sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”Daniel 6:12 · מָדַ֥יSo they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any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 The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”Daniel 6:15 · לְמָדַ֣יThen the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or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.”