לְ/מָדַ֣י

𐤋/𐤌𐤃𐤉

lemaday

of Media

(Aramaic) corresponding to מָדַי; {Madai, a country of central Asia}; Mede(-s).

H4076

Daniel 6:16 · Word #13

Lexicon H4076

Lemmaמָדַי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤃𐤉
TransliterationMâday
Strong'sH4076
In-contextof Media

Morphology AR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H4076-02

Madai (Media)

Morphological NotesAramaic proper noun (Np), masculine singular; also appears with prefixed לְ ("to/for/of") as לְמָדַי. Functions as a geographic and ethnic designation.
Rendering RationaleThe term is an Aramaic masculine singular proper noun referring to the land and people of Madai (Media). Rendering it as "Madai" preserves the proper-name form and ethnic-geographical identity inherent in the Hebrew/Aramaic, while "Media" clarifies its historical referent in English.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מדי (Madai, Media, the Medes, name of a people and their land)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4076-01 bemaday in Madai
H4075-01 hamadi the Madaiite
H4074-01 maday Madai

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H4076)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 5:28 לְ/מָדַ֥י lemaday to the Medes
Daniel 6:9 מָדַ֥י maday of the Medes
Daniel 6:13 מָדַ֥י maday of Medes