◄ 4075. Maday ►
Strong's Lexicon Maday: Media, Medes Original Word: מָדַי Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: Maday Pronunciation: mah-dah'ee Phonetic Spelling: (maw-dah'-ee) Definition: Media, Medes Meaning: a Madian Word Origin: Derived from the name of a people, likely of Indo-Iranian origin. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3370 Μῆδος (Mēdos): Refers to the Medes in the New Testament context, particularly in Acts 2:9, where people from Media are mentioned as being present at Pentecost. Usage: The term "Maday" refers to the Medes, an ancient people who inhabited the region known as Media, located in present-day northwestern Iran. In the Bible, the Medes are often mentioned in conjunction with the Persians, as they formed a significant part of the Medo-Persian Empire. Cultural and Historical Background: The Medes were an ancient Iranian people who played a crucial role in the history of the Near East. They are first mentioned in Assyrian records in the 9th century BC. By the 7th century BC, they had established a powerful kingdom that eventually allied with the Babylonians to overthrow the Assyrian Empire. The Medes later became part of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great, who united the Medes and Persians. The Medo-Persian Empire is noted for its significant influence on the history and culture of the ancient Near East, including its interactions with the Israelites. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from Maday Definition an inhab. of Media NASB Translation Mede (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָדִי adjective, of a people Mede, Median, דָּֽרְיָוֶשׁ הַמָּדִ֑י Daniel 11:1. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Mede Patrial from Maday; a Madian or native of Madai -- Mede. see HEBREW Maday Forms and Transliterations הַמָּדִ֑י המדי ham·mā·ḏî hammaDi hammāḏî Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Daniel 11:1 HEB: אַחַ֔ת לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ הַמָּדִ֑י עָמְדִ֛י לְמַחֲזִ֥יק NAS: of Darius the Mede, I arose KJV: of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood INT: the first of Darius the Mede arose to be an encouragement 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 4075 1 Occurrence ham·mā·ḏî — 1 Occ.