בְּ/מָדַ֥י
𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤉
Maday
in-Media
Proper noun; refers to 'Madai', the region or land associated with the Medes, an Indo-Iranian people occupying the territory known as Media in central-western Asia. In the biblical context, מָדַי (Madai) can denote: (1) the people group called the Medes; (2) their territory; or (3) an individual eponymous ancestor (son of Japheth in Genesis geneaologies). The term most often refers collectively to the Medes and their realm, particularly in exilic and post-exilic texts where they are frequently named alongside the Persians.
Ezra 6:2 · Word #5
Lexicon H4076
| Lemma | מָדַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Maday |
| Strong's | H4076 |
| Definition | Proper noun; refers to 'Madai', the region or land associated with the Medes, an Indo-Iranian people occupying the territory known as Media in central-western Asia. In the biblical context, מָדַי (Madai) can denote: (1) the people group called the Medes; (2) their territory; or (3) an individual eponymous ancestor (son of Japheth in Genesis geneaologies). The term most often refers collectively to the Medes and their realm, particularly in exilic and post-exilic texts where they are frequently named alongside the Persians. |
Morphology AR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in-Media |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4076-01
in Madai
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in") prefixed to proper noun מָדַי; Aramaic form; singular proper name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The prefixed preposition בְּ is rendered as "in," and the proper noun מָדַי is preserved as "Madai," reflecting its function as an ethnonym or toponym without importing contextual interpretation (land or people). This maintains both the morphology and the root’s limited semantic value. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Maday
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Madai |
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