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Lexicon :: Strong's H4082 - mᵊḏînâ

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מְדִינָה
Transliteration
mᵊḏînâ
Pronunciation
med-ee-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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 bdb019302, Arabic bdb019303 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H4082

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Strong's Number H4082 matches the Hebrew מְדִינָה (mᵊḏînâ),
which occurs 53 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. H4082 Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:15 - Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, H4082 and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:17 - And the young men of the princes of the provinces H4082 went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:19 - So these young men of the princes of the provinces H4082 came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:1 - Now these are the children of the province H4082 that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province H4082 are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:6 - These are the children of the province, H4082 that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:3 - Now these are the chief of the province H4082 that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:1 - Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) H4082

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:3 - In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, H4082 being before him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:16 - And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces H4082 of the king Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:22 - For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, H4082 into every province H4082 according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces H4082 of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:18 - Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, H4082 and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:8 - And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces H4082 of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:12 - Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, H4082 and to the rulers of every people of every province H4082 according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:13 - And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, H4082 to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:14 - The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province H4082 was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And in every province, H4082 whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:11 - All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, H4082 do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:5 - And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: H4082

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 - Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces H4082 which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, H4082 unto every province H4082 according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11 - Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province H4082 that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:12 - Upon one day in all the provinces H4082 of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:13 - The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province H4082 was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - And in every province, H4082 and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:2 - The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces H4082 of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - And all the rulers of the provinces, H4082 and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:4 - For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: H4082 for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:12 - And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? H4082 now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:16 - But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces H4082 gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:20 - And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces H4082 of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:28 - And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, H4082 and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:30 - And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces H4082 of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:8 - I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: H4082 I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, H4082 marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:1 - How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, H4082 how is she become tributary!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:8 - Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, H4082 and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:2 - And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province H4082 of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:24 - He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; H4082 and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
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