מָֽדָיָ֔/א
𐤌𐤃𐤉/𐤀
Maday
the-Mede
A person belonging to or associated with Madai, the ancestor of the Medes, or a native/inhabitant of the land of Media. The term functions as an ethnonym, designating individuals from the Median people or the land of Media, especially in post-Exilic biblical texts in Aramaic sections. Its semantic range includes both the ethnonym ('a Mede, person of Median origin') and, at times, a reference to the land of Media itself as a collective.
Daniel 6:1 · Word #2
Lexicon H4077
| Lemma | מָדַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Maday |
| Strong's | H4077 |
| Definition | A person belonging to or associated with Madai, the ancestor of the Medes, or a native/inhabitant of the land of Media. The term functions as an ethnonym, designating individuals from the Median people or the land of Media, especially in post-Exilic biblical texts in Aramaic sections. Its semantic range includes both the ethnonym ('a Mede, person of Median origin') and, at times, a reference to the land of Media itself as a collective. |
Morphology ANgmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin) |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the-Mede |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4077-01
the Mede
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun; gentilic; masculine singular; determined (definite) state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine singular determined gentilic noun referring to a person belonging to Media. "The Mede" preserves the ethnonym and reflects the definite (determined) state while maintaining singular masculine identity. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Maday
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Gentilic noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: the Mede |