מָדָ֑י
𐤌𐤃𐤉
maday
of the Medes
of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia; Madai, Medes, Media.
Daniel 9:1 · Word #7
Lexicon H4074
| Lemma | מָדַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Mâday |
| Strong's | H4074 |
| In-context | of the Medes |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H4074-01
Madai
| Root | מדי (m-d-y) |
| Core Meanings | proper name, ethnonym, territorial designation (Media, the Medes) |
| Semantic Range | Madai as a personal name (son of Japheth), the people known as the Medes, the land of Media in central Asia. |
| Conceptual Significance | Madai appears in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10) as a son of Japheth, linking the Medes to the post-flood dispersion of peoples. Historically and prophetically, Media becomes significant as part of the Medo-Persian empire, an instrument in the judgment of Babylon and a major power in the biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp), masculine singular; a foreign ethnogeographical name used for both the ancestor in the Table of Nations and the associated people/territory. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Hebrew proper noun (HNp) in the singular, referring to the eponymous ancestor or the land/people descended from him. Rendering it as "Madai" preserves its status as a distinct proper name rather than replacing it with a descriptive phrase, thus accurately reflecting the morphology and lexical identity. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מדי (proper name, ethnonym, territorial designation (Media, the Medes))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
|
bemaday | in Madai |
H4075-01 |
hamadi | the Madaiite |
H4076-01 |
lemaday | Madai (Media) |
|
maday | Madai |
|
madaya | the Median man |
H4074-02 |
umaday | and Madai |
Word Usage (16 occurrences of H4074)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:2 | וּ/מָדַ֖י | umaday | and Madai |
| 2 Kings 17:6 | מָדָֽי | maday | of the Medes |
| 2 Kings 18:11 | מָדָֽי | maday | of the Medes |