Quick Definition
Madai
Biblical Persons & Places
Madai
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
only referred to as Madai (מָדַי);
son of Japheth;
a brother of Gomer, Magog, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
Media
Media
A location first mentioned at Ezr.6.2;
referred to as Media (מָדַי), or Media (Aramiac מָדַי), or Mede+Persians (מָדַי), or Mede (מָדִי, מָדָאָה), or Mede (=Ketiv. Qere, KJV= Median) (Aramiac מָדַי), or Mede (=Qere, KJV= Median) (מָֽדָאָה), or Medes (Μῆδος).
Strong's Definition
Madai, a country of central Asia
Derivation: of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Madai, Medes, Media.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land"
n pr m
1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media
n pr loc
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָדַי
mâday
BDB Definition:
Media or Medes or Madai = middle land
1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media (noun proper masculine)
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 (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign derivation
Total KJV Occurrences: 17