Strong H4074H4074Gמָדַי

Madai

Transliteration: mâday
Pronunciation: maw-dah'ee
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
son of: Japheth (H3315);
brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494)

Meaning of the name

Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land"

General definition

Of foreign derivation;
{Madai} a country of central Asia: - {Madai} {Medes} Media.

In the biblical story

Madai

Son of Japheth; progenitor of the Medes

Madai, a son of Japheth, is considered the ancestor of the Medes (Gen.10.2; 1Ch.1.5).

In the Bible

Strong H4074G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

madai2

First verses

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:5
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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