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OSHB Est 8:17 מְדִינָה (mədīnāh) Strongs=4082 Lemma=‘מְדִינָה’
contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’
Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-453

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Other uses (12) of identical word form מְדִינָה (Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְדִינָה’ (Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[the]_province’, ‘province’, ‘province[s]’.

EST 1:1 contextual word gloss=‘province[s]’ word gloss=‘provinces’ OSHB EST 1:1 word 13

OET-LV: 1 And_he/it _was in_the _days _of ʼAḩashvērōsh that ʼAḩashvērōsh who_reigned from_Hodū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Kūsh/(Cush/Ethiopia)) seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s]. (EST_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 The following events happened during the reign of King Ahasuerus. (Also known as King Xerxes, he ruled the empire of Persia with 127 provinces from India all the way across to Ethiopia.) (EST 1:1)

EST 1:22 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 1:22 word 8

OET-LV: 22 And_he _sent _out documents to all _of the _provinces _of the_king to province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_near/to people and_people according_to _of_its _language to_be every _of man ruling over_his _own _of_household and_speaking according_to _the _language _of his _people _of_of. (EST_1:22)

OET-RV: 22 and sent letters to every province in his empire. He wrote to every province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language. The letters said that men should be the masters over their wives and children, and that a husband should be able to give orders to his wife in his own native language that she should understand and obey. (EST 1:22)

EST 3:12 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 3:12 word 22

OET-LV: 12 And_ the _scribes _of _they _were _summoned the_king in_month (the)_first on_thir- teenth day in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all that he _commanded Haman to the _satraps _of the_king and_near/to the_governors who were_over province and_province and_near/to the_officials _of people and_people province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language in/on_name _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh it_was_written and_it_was_sealed with_the _signet-ring _of the _king. (EST_3:12)

OET-RV: 12 On the thirteenth day of that same month, Haman called in the royal scribes, and he dictated a letter to them. He told them to send copies to the royal officials, the governors of each province, and the leaders of each people group within the empire. The scribes translated the letter so it could be sent to each province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language. To show that he was sending the letter under the king’s own authority, Haman sealed each copy of the letter with the ring that had the king’s official seal on it. (EST 3:12)

EST 3:12 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 3:12 word 28

EST 3:14 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 3:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14 (the)_copy _of the _writing was_to_be _given law in_all province and_province displayed to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples to_be ready for_day (the)_this. (EST_3:14)

OET-RV: 14 The letter told the officials to display copies where everyone could see them—that way all the people in every single province would know that the king had commanded this, and they could get ready for when the day came. (EST 3:14)

EST 4:3 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 4:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 And_on/over_all province and_province the _place _of (of)_where the _message _of the_king and_his _of_law was_reaching mourning great belonged_to_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_fasting and_weeping and_wailing sackcloth and_ash[es] it _was _spread _as _a _bed by _(the)_people. (EST_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 In every province of the empire, the letter that said to destroy the Jews was publicly displayed and when the Jews heard about it, they were incredibly upset. They skipped meals and wailed loudly, and many of them also wore sackcloth and threw ashes on themselves and lay on the ground. (EST 4:3)

EST 8:9 contextual word gloss=‘province[s]’ word gloss=‘provinces’ OSHB EST 8:9 word 33

OET-LV: 9 And_ the _scribes _of _they _were _summoned the_king at_time (the)_that in_month the_third that is_the _month _of Sivan on_day_three and_twenty in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all _of that he _commanded Mārəddəkay to the_Yəhūdī and_near/to the_satraps and_the_governors and_the _officials _of the _provinces which were_from_Hodū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Kūsh/(Cush/Ethiopia)) seven and_twenty and_a _hundred province[s] province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language and_near/to the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) according_to _of_their _writing and_according_to _of_their _language. (EST_8:9)

OET-RV: 9 It was now June, and the king sent for his scribes and they wrote a letter to the Jews containing everything that Mordekai dictated. It was also addressed to royal officials, and to the governors and leaders in each province. The empire had 127 provinces, extending all the way from India in the east to Ethiopia in the west. The scribes wrote to every province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language, and to the Jews in their language and using their alphabet. (EST 8:9)

EST 8:9 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 8:9 word 34

EST 8:13 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 8:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 (the)_copy _of the _writing was_to_be _given law in_all province and_province displayed to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples and_to_be the_Yəhūdī ready for_day the_this to_avenge _themselves from_their _of_enemies. (EST_8:13)

OET-RV: 13 A copy of the decree was to be included as law in every province and to be displayed to all the people so that the Jews could be prepared to fight back against their enemies on that day. (EST 8:13)

EST 9:28 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 9:28 word 10

OET-LV: 28 And_the_days the_these were_remembered and_observed in_all generation and_generation clan and_clan province and_province and_city and_city and_the _days _of the _Purim the_these not they _will _pass _away from_among _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_their _of_remembrance not it _will _come _to _an _end from_their _of_offspring. (EST_9:28)

OET-RV: 28 So that’s why every Jewish family in every generation since has celebrated these days as holidays, wherever they live. The Jewish community and its descendants will always faithfully observe this festival of ‘Purim’. (EST 9:28)

EST 9:30 contextual word gloss=‘province[s]’ word gloss=‘provinces’ OSHB EST 9:30 word 10

OET-LV: 30 And_he _sent letters to all _of the_Yəhūdī to seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s] the _kingdom _of ʼAḩashvērōsh words/messages _of peace and_truth. (EST_9:30)

OET-RV: 30 He sent this second letter to all the Jews throughout the empire of King Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth (EST 9:30)

DAN 11:24 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB DAN 11:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 In_security and_in_the_fat _places _of the_province he _will _come and_he _will _do that_which not they _did ancestors _of_his and_the _ancestors _of his _ancestors _of_of plunder and_booty and_property to/for_them he _will _scatter and_on strongholds he _will _plan plans _of_his and_unto a _time. (DAN_11:24)

OET-RV: 24 He’ll come into the richest parts of the province in a time of peace, and he’ll do what neither his fathers nor his fathers’ fathers did. He will distribute plunder, booty, and possessions among them. He’ll make plans against fortresses, but only for a time. (DAN 11:24)

Hebrew words (24) other than מְדִינָה (Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘province’

EZRA 2:1 הַמְּדִינָה (hammədīnāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_province’ morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ OSHB EZRA 2:1 word 3

OET-LV: 2 and_these are_the _children _of the _province who_came_up from_the _captivity _of the _exile whom he _had _taken _into _exile Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel to_Bāⱱel and_they _returned to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) each to_his _own _of_city. (EZR_2:1)

OET-RV: 2 Out of the captives that Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar (Nebuchadnezzar) had brought as slaves to Babylon, these are their descendants who returned to Yerushalem in Yehudah—each person returning to their own ancestral town. (EZR 2:1)

EZRA 5:8 מְדִינְתָּא (mədīnəttāʼ) Lemmas=‘מְדִינָה’, ‘א’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ morpheme glosses=‘province, the’ OSHB EZRA 5:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 known let _it _be to_the_king that we _went to_Judea the_province to_the _house _of the_god (the)_great and_he is_being _built stone _of rolling and_timber is_being _set in_the_walls and_the_work this diligently is_being _done and_is_prospering in_their _of_hand. (EZR_5:8)

OET-RV: 8 Let it be known to the king that we went to the province of Yehudah, to the temple of the great God, and it is being built with large stones, and timber is being placed in the walls. This work is being done to a high standard and they’re making good progress. (EZR 5:8)

EZRA 6:2 מְדִינְתָּה (mədīnəttāh) Lemmas=‘מְדִינָה’, ‘ה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ morpheme glosses=‘province, the’ OSHB EZRA 6:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And_it _was _found in_ʼAḩmətāʼ in_the_citadel which is_in_Māday the_province a _scroll one and_thus/so/as _follows it _was _written in_its _of_midst (the)_memorandum. (EZR_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 and one scroll was found in the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this record had been made: (EZR 6:2)

EZRA 7:16 מְדִינַת (mədīnat) Lemma=‘מְדִינָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_province_of’ word gloss=‘province_of’ OSHB EZRA 7:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 And_all/each/any/every the_silver and_the_gold which you _will _find in_all _of the _province _of Bāⱱel with the _freewill _offering _of the _people and_the_priests who _have_offered _freely for_the _house _of their _god which is_in_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem). (EZR_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 along with all the gold and silver that you collect all across Babylon, along with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests who freely give towards the house of God in Yerushalem. (EZR 7:16)

NEH 1:3 בַּמְּדִינָה (bammədīnāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, province’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, province’ OSHB NEH 1:3 word 9

OET-LV: 3 And_they _said to_me those_who_remain who they _have _remained from the_captivity there in_province are_in_trouble great and_in_disgrace and_the _wall _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) is_broken _down and_its _of_gates they _have _been _burnt with_fire. (NEH_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 and he told me, “The ones left behind in the provinces and who avoided the captivity, are in a bad way and feeling depressed. The wall around Yerushalem was torn down, and its gates were burnt.” (NEH 1:3)

NEH 7:6 הַמְּדִינָה (hammədīnāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_province’ morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ OSHB NEH 7:6 word 3

OET-LV: 6 these are_the _children _of the _province who_came_up from_the _captivity _of the _exile whom he _had _taken _into _exile Nebuchadnezzar the _king _of Bāⱱel and_they _returned to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) each to_his _own _of_city. (NEH_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 “These are the descendants of the people exiled by the Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar, who returned to Yehudah and to Yerushalem—each family returning to their own ancestral town. (NEH 7:6)

NEH 11:3 הַמְּדִינָה (hammədīnāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_province’ morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ OSHB NEH 11:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 and_these are_the _leaders _of the _province who they _dwelt in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_in_the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) they _dwelt each on_his _own _of_property in_their _own _of_cities Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_the _temple_servants and_the _sons of _the _servants _of of _Shəlomoh/(Solomon). (NEH_11:3)

OET-RV: 3 In the towns in Yehudah, everyone lived on their own property. That included the Israelis, the priests and Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Shelomoh’s servants. The provincial officials lived in Yerushalem, (NEH 11:3)

EST 1:22 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 1:22 word 9

EST 3:12 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 3:12 word 23

EST 3:14 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 3:14 word 7

OET-LV: 14 (the)_copy _of the _writing was_to_be _given law in_all province and_province displayed to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples to_be ready for_day (the)_this. (EST_3:14)

EST 4:3 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 4:3 word 3

EST 8:9 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 8:9 word 35

EST 8:11 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 8:11 word 20

OET-LV: 11 (cmp) he _had _permitted the_king to_Yəhūdī who in_all city and_city to_assemble and_to_make _a _stand on life _of_their to_annihilate and_to_kill and_to_destroy DOM every _of army _of people and_province which_treats_as _a _foe DOM_them little _one[s] and_women and_their _of_spoil to_take _as _plunder. (EST_8:11)

OET-RV: 11 The letters stated that the king permitted the Jews in each and every city to get together and defend themselves, and what’s more to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and then to plunder their possessions. (EST 8:11)

EST 8:13 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 8:13 word 7

EST 8:17 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 8:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 And_on/over_all province and_province and_on/over_all city and_city the _place _of (of)_where the _message _of the_king and_his _of_law was_reaching gladness and_joy belonged_to_Yəhūdī a _feast and_a _day good and_many of_the _peoples _of the_earth/land were_becoming _Yəhūdī if/because dread _of it _had _fallen of_the _Yəhūdī on_them. (EST_8:17)

OET-RV: 17 In every single province and in every single city, wherever the letter announcing the king’s decree was brought, the Jews were very cheerful and had big celebrations. Many people from other groups in the empire became afraid of the Jews, so they converted to Judaism themselves. (EST 8:17)

EST 9:28 וּמְדִינָה (ūmədīnāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ morpheme glosses=‘and, province’ OSHB EST 9:28 word 11

ECC 5:7 בַמְּדִינָה (ⱱammədīnāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, province’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, province’ OSHB ECC 5:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7  if oppression _of one _who_is_poor and_robbery _of justice and_righteousness you _will _see in_province do _not be _astonished on the_matter if/because a _high_one from_under a _high_one is_watching and_high_ones over_them. (ECC_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 Yes, there’s many dreams and pointless things and many words—
⇔ just respect and strive to obey God. (ECC 5:7)

DAN 2:48 מְדִינַת (mədīnat) Lemma=‘מְדִינָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_province_of’ word gloss=‘province_of’ OSHB DAN 2:48 word 13

OET-LV: 48 Then Oh/the_king to/for_Dāniyy^ʼēl he _made _great and_gifts great many he _gave to_him/it and_he_made _him _ruler over all _of the _province _of Bāⱱel and_chief _of prefects over all _of the _wise _men _of Bāⱱel. (DAN_2:48)

OET-RV: 48 Then the king gave Daniel high honours and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief supervisor over all of Babylon’s wise men. (DAN 2:48)

DAN 2:49 מְדִינַת (mədīnat) Lemma=‘מְדִינָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_province_of’ word gloss=‘province_of’ OSHB DAN 2:49 word 9

OET-LV: 49 And_Dāniyy^ʼēl he _asked from Oh/the_king and_he _appointed over the_administration of the _province _of Bāⱱel DOM_Shadrach Meshach and_Abed- Nəgō and_Dāniyy^ʼēl was_in_the _gate _of Oh/the_king. (DAN_2:49)

OET-RV: 49 Daniel asked the king to appoint Shadrak (Hananyah), Meyshak (Misha’el), and Avednego (Azaryah) over the administration of the Babylonian province, but Daniel remained at the king’s court. (DAN 2:49)

DAN 3:1 בִּמְדִינַת (bimdīnat) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_province_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, province_of’ OSHB DAN 3:1 word 16

OET-LV: 3 Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _made an _image of gold its _of_height was_cubits sixty its _of_width was_cubits six he_set _it _up on_the _plain _of Dura in_the _province _of Bāⱱel. (DAN_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 King Nevukadnetstsar (Nebuchadnezzar) had a gold statue made that stood nearly thirty metres high and was almost three metres wide, and it was erected on the Dura plain in the Babylonian province. (DAN 3:1)

DAN 3:12 מְדִינַת (mədīnat) Lemma=‘מְדִינָה’ contextual word gloss=‘of_the_province_of’ word gloss=‘province_of’ OSHB DAN 3:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 There are_men Yəhūdī/(Jewish) whom you _have _appointed DOM_them over the _administration _of the _province _of Bāⱱel Shadrach Meshach and_Abed- Nəgō the_men these not they _have _set to_you Oh/the_king discretion to_your(pl)_of_god not they_are_paying _reverence and_to_the _image _of (the)_gold which you _have _set _up not they_are_paying _homage. (DAN_3:12)

OET-RV: 12 Now, there are certain Jews who you’ve appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrak, Meyshak, and Avednego. These men, your majesty, don’t take any notice of you: they don’t serve your gods, or worship the gold statue that you’ve set up.” (DAN 3:12)

DAN 3:30 בִּמְדִינַת (bimdīnat) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_province_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, province_of’ OSHB DAN 3:30 word 8

OET-LV: 30 In_then Oh/the_king he _caused _to _prosper DOM_Shadrach Meshach and_Abed- Nəgō in_the _province _of Bāⱱel. (DAN_3:30)

OET-RV: 30 Then the king gave Shadrak (Hananyah), Meyshak (Misha’el), and Avednego (Azaryah) more important positions in Babylon province than they had before. (DAN 3:30)

DAN 8:2 הַמְּדִינָה (hammədīnāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְדִינָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ morpheme glosses=‘the, province’ OSHB DAN 8:2 word 10

OET-LV: 2 And_I _saw in_vision and_he/it _was when_I_saw and_I was_in_Shūshan the_citadel which is_in_Elam the_province and_I _saw in_vision and_I I _was at the _canal _of ʼŪlay. (DAN_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 In the vision, I saw that I was at the fortress in Shusan (often called Susa, in Eylam province), beside the Ulai Canal. (DAN 8:2)