H4082 — מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh)

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Strong's H4082 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh)

Pronunciation: med-ee-naw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from דִּין (dîyn) [H1777];

Definition: properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region

KJV Renderings: ([idiom] every) province.

Senses

  1. province, district
    1. district
    2. province

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G932 βασιλεία basileía from G935 properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) kingdom, + reign
G1885 ἐπαρχία eparchía from a compound of G1909 and G757 (meaning a governor of a district, "eparch") a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture province
G5561 χώρα chṓra feminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants) coast, county, fields, ground, land, region
H1777 דִּין dîyn or (Genesis 6:3) דּוּן (dûwn); a primitive root to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law) contend, execute (judgment), judge, minister judgment, plead (the cause), at strife, strive

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.