Lexicon medinah: Province, district, region Original Word: מְדִינָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance every province From diyn; properly, a judgeship, i.e. Jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (X every) province. see HEBREW diyn NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom din Definition a province NASB Translation each (3), each province (3), every province (2), province (10), provinces (28), realm (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְדִינָה noun feminine province (an Aramaic word, compare Syriac  , Arabic  city) **compare also Old Aramaic מדינתא city, Palmyrene מדיתא city, suffix מדיתהון, plural מדינתא SAC70 Lzb306 Cooke266. — Esther 1:1 28t.; plural מְדִינוֺת 1 Kings 20:14 23t.; — a district of an empire, 1 districts of realm of Ahab with שׂרים over them 1 Kings 20:14,15,17,19. 2 of the Babylonian empire: Ezekiel 19:8; Daniel 8:2 (of Elam); שָׂרָתִי בַּמְּדִינוֺת princess among the provinces Lamentations 1:1 (of Judea). 3 of the Persian empire Esther 1:1 + often; one of which was Palestine, Nehemiah 1:3; the returning exiles, בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה children of the province Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6 having רָאשֵׁי הַמְּדִינָה Nehemiah 11:3. 4 provinces in General Ecclesiastes 2:8; Ecclesiastes 5:7; בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּי מְדִינָה in the fat places of the province Daniel 11:24 (fertile regions, probably Egypt; other translations see in Bev.) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root דִּין (din), which means to judge or to govern.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G932 (βασιλεία, basileia): Often translated as "kingdom," this term can refer to a realm or domain under a king's rule, similar to the concept of a "medinah" as a governed region. Usage: The word "medinah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe various types of administrative regions or districts. It often refers to areas governed by a specific authority or jurisdiction, such as provinces within a larger kingdom or empire. Context: • The term "medinah" appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often indicating a region or district with its own governance. It is used to describe the administrative divisions within the Persian Empire, as seen in the Book of Esther and the Book of Ezra. Forms and Transliterations בִּמְדִינ֨וֹת בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹת בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה במדינה במדינות הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת הַמְּדִינָ֑ה הַמְּדִינָ֔ה הַמְּדִינָ֗ה המדינה המדינות וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת וּמְדִינָ֔ה וּמְדִינָ֖ה וּמְדִינָ֗ה וּמְדִינָ֛ה וּמְדִינָ֜ה וּמְדִינָה֙ והמדינות ומדינה לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ למדינות מְדִינ֖וֹת מְדִינ֣וֹת מְדִינ֥וֹת מְדִינ֨וֹת מְדִינָ֔ה מְדִינָ֣ה מְדִינָ֤ה מְדִינָ֥ה מְדִינָ֨ה מְדִינָֽה׃ מְדִינָה֮ מְדִינוֹת֙ מִמְּדִינ֑וֹת מדינה מדינה׃ מדינות ממדינות bam·mə·ḏî·nāh ḇam·mə·ḏî·nāh bam·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ bammediNah bamməḏînāh ḇamməḏînāh bammediNot bamməḏînōwṯ bim·ḏî·nō·wṯ bimdiNot bimḏînōwṯ ham·mə·ḏî·nāh ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ hammediNah hamməḏînāh hammediNot hamməḏînōwṯ lam·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ lammedinOt lamməḏînōwṯ mə·ḏî·nāh mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ mediNah məḏînāh mediNot məḏînōwṯ mim·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ mimediNot mimməḏînōwṯ ū·mə·ḏî·nāh umediNah ūməḏînāh vammediNah vehammediNot wə·ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ wəhamməḏînōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 20:14 HEB: בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מִֽי־ NAS: of the rulers of the provinces.' Then he said, KJV: of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, INT: the young of the rulers of the provinces says Who 1 Kings 20:15 1 Kings 20:17 1 Kings 20:19 Ezra 2:1 Nehemiah 1:3 Nehemiah 7:6 Nehemiah 11:3 Esther 1:1 Esther 1:3 Esther 1:16 Esther 1:22 Esther 1:22 Esther 1:22 Esther 2:3 Esther 2:18 Esther 3:8 Esther 3:12 Esther 3:12 Esther 3:12 Esther 3:12 Esther 3:13 Esther 3:14 Esther 3:14 Esther 4:3 53 Occurrences |
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