Strong H40762 sensesמָדַי

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H4076

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H4076 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. MedeH4076GSon of Abraham and Keturah.4 verses · Daniel
2. MediaH4076HAn ancient kingdom; part of the Persian Empire1 verse · Ezra

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• medes5

First verses

1. Ezra 6:2
   And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
2. Daniel 5:28
   PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
3. Daniel 6:8
   Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
4. Daniel 6:12
   Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
5. Daniel 6:15
   Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.