מָדַ֥י
𐤌𐤃𐤉
maday
of the Medes
(Aramaic) corresponding to מָדַי; {Madai, a country of central Asia}; Mede(-s).
Daniel 6:9 · Word #11
Lexicon H4076
| Lemma | מָדַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Mâday |
| Strong's | H4076 |
| In-context | of the Medes |
Morphology ANp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1
Madai
| Root | מדי (m-d-y) |
| Core Meanings | proper name, ethnic designation, people group, territorial name |
| Semantic Range | Madai as an individual (a son of Japheth), the people known as the Medes, or the land of Media in central Asia. |
| Conceptual Significance | Madai is listed among the sons of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), linking the Medes to the Table of Nations. The Medes later appear as a significant imperial power involved in the judgment and exile narratives of Israel and Judah, especially in prophetic literature. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular; masculine by convention for a people or progenitor; no pronominal suffixes or verbal stem involved. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Hebrew proper noun (HNp) in singular form, referring to the ancestral figure or the nation descended from him. Rendering it as "Madai" preserves the distinct ethnic and geographical identity represented by the name without obscuring it behind a generalized translation. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מדי (proper name, ethnic designation, people group, territorial name)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
|
bemaday | in Madai |
H4075-01 |
hamadi | the Madaiite |
H4076-01 |
lemaday | Madai (Media) |
H4074-01 |
maday | Madai |
|
madaya | the Median man |
H4074-02 |
umaday | and 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 |