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Madai — the meaning of the Hebrew name מָדַי

מָדַי

Mâday · pronounced maw-dah'-ee · Strong's H4074 · a man and a place · also spelled Medes, Media

Madai means Madai, a country of central Asia.

Strong's definition

of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia.

First appearance

Gen 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. (KJV)

Every verse that names Madai

16 occurrences in 16 verses — Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Esther, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel

Gen 10:22Kgs 17:62Kgs 18:111Chr 1:5Esth 1:3Esth 1:14Esth 1:18Esth 1:19Esth 10:2Isa 13:17Isa 21:2Jer 25:25Jer 51:11Jer 51:28Dan 8:20Dan 9:1

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