What does מְדִינָה (mĕdiynāh) mean in the Bible?
מְדִינָה (mĕdiynāh): Administrative territory defined by judicial authority; region governed under a ruler's legal jurisdiction
Hebrew · H4082
מְדִינָה
Properly, a judgeship , i.e. jurisdiction ; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
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מְדִינָהH4082
Pronunciationmĕdiynāh
What does מְדִינָה (mĕdiynāh) mean in the Bible?
מְדִינָה (mĕdiynāh): Administrative territory defined by judicial authority; region governed under a ruler's legal jurisdiction
Full entry for מְדִינָה (H4082) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4082?
The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include provinces (9), . . . (8), province (7), of the provinces (5), the provinces (5).
Where does מְדִינָה (mĕdiynāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 20:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (39), 1 Kings (4), Nehemiah (3), Daniel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itprovinces9×Esther 1:1, Esther 3:13, Esther 4:11, Esther 8:5
. . .8×Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 3:14, Esther 4:3
province7×Esther 2:3, Esther 3:8, Esther 3:14, Esther 4:3
of the provinces5×Nehemiah 11:3, Esther 1:3, Esther 9:2, Esther 9:3
the provinces5×Esther 1:16, Esther 1:22, Esther 8:12, Esther 9:4
of the district4×1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19
in the province3×Nehemiah 1:3, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Daniel 8:2
of each province2×Esther 3:12
of the province2×Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 7:6
[writing] to each province1×Esther 8:9
and provinces1×Ecclesiastes 2:8
each province1×Esther 1:22
from the provinces1×Ezekiel 19:8
in its own script1×Esther 8:9
in the provinces1×Esther 2:18
or province1×Esther 8:11
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 20:14הַמְּדִינ֑וֹתtoof the districtArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 20:15הַמְּדִינ֔וֹתtoof the districtArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 20:17הַמְּדִינ֖וֹתtoof the districtArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 20:19הַמְּדִינ֑וֹתtoof the districtArticle | Noun - feminine pluralEzra 2:1הַמְּדִינָ֗הtoof the provinceArticle | Noun - feminine singularNehemiah 1:3בַּמְּדִינָ֔הtoin the provincePreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularNehemiah 7:6הַמְּדִינָ֗הtoof the provinceArticle | Noun - feminine singularNehemiah 11:3הַמְּדִינָ֔הtoof the provincesArticle | Noun - feminine singularEsther 1:1מְדִינָֽה׃toprovincesNoun - feminine singularEsther 1:3הַמְּדִינ֖וֹתtoof the provincesArticle | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 20:14
Aligned rows53
Books represented8
1 Kings4Ezra1Nehemiah3Esther39Ecclesiastes2Lamentations1Ezekiel1Daniel2
Source forms
מְדִינָ֣ה4xmə·ḏî·nāhEsther 3:12, Esther 3:14, Esther 4:3, Esther 8:13
מְדִינ֣וֹת4xmə·ḏî·nō·wṯEsther 1:22, Esther 2:3, Esther 3:8, Esther 3:13
הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת3xham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:19, Esther 9:4
וּמְדִינָה֙3xū·mə·ḏî·nāhEsther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 8:9
מְדִינָ֤ה3xmə·ḏî·nāhEsther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 8:9
הַמְּדִינָ֗ה2xham·mə·ḏî·nāhEzra 2:1, Nehemiah 7:6
הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת2xham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ1 Kings 20:17, Esther 1:3
הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת2xham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯEsther 8:9, Esther 9:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular13xEsther 1:1, Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 3:14
Noun - feminine plural construct11xEsther 1:16, Esther 1:22, Esther 2:3, Esther 3:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular10xEsther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 3:14, Esther 4:3
Article | Noun - feminine plural8x1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular4xEzra 2:1, Nehemiah 7:6, Nehemiah 11:3, Daniel 8:2
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xNehemiah 1:3, Ecclesiastes 5:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xEcclesiastes 2:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct1xEsther 9:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Administrative territory defined by judicial authority; region governed under a ruler's legal jurisdiction
Source Gloss
properly, a judgeship , i.e. jurisdiction ; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Administrative territory defined by judicial authority; region governed under a ruler's legal jurisdiction
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region BDB: province Usage: (× every) province.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְדִינָה is built from this root: