מְדִינָה
Transliteration
mᵊḏînâ
Pronunciation
med-ee-naw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From דִּין (H1777)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 426d

Strong’s Definitions

מְדִינָה mᵉdîynâh, med-ee-naw'; from H1777; properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region:—(× every) province.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H4082 in the following manner: province (44x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H4082 in the following manner: province (44x).

  1. province, district

    1. district

    2. province

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְדִינָה mᵉdîynâh, med-ee-naw'; from H1777; properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region:—(× every) province.
STRONGS H4082: Abbreviations
מְדִינָה noun feminine province (an Aramaic word, compare Syriac , Arabic city) **compare also Old Aramaic מדינתא city, Palmyrene מדיתא city, suffix מדיתהון, plural מדינתא SAC70 Lzb306 Cooke266. — Esther 1:1 + 28 times; plural מְדִינוֺת 1 Kings 20:14 + 23 times; — a district of an empire,
1. districts of realm of Ahab with שׂרים over them 1 Kings 20:14, 15, 17, 19.
2. of the Babylonian empire: Ezekiel 19:8; Daniel 8:2 (of Elam); שָׂרָתִי בַּמְּדִינוֺת princess among the provinces Lamentations 1:1 (of Judea).
3. of the Persian empire Esther 1:1 + often; one of which was Palestine, Nehemiah 1:3; the returning exiles, בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה children of the province Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6 having רָאשֵׁי הַמְּדִינָה Nehemiah 11:3.
4. provinces in general Ecclesiastes 2:8; Ecclesiastes 5:7; בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּי מְדִינָה in the fat places of the province Daniel 11:24 (fertile regions, probably Egypt; other translations see in Bev.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H4083.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

20:14; 20:14; 20:15; 20:17; 20:19

Ezra

2:1

Nehemiah

1:3; 7:6; 11:3

Esther

1:1; 1:1

Ecclesiastes

2:8; 5:7

Lamentations

1:1

Ezekiel

19:8

Daniel

8:2; 11:24