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OSHB Est 8:9 מְדִינָה (mədīnāh) Strongs=4082 Lemma=‘מְדִינָה’
contextual word gloss=‘province[s]’ word gloss=‘provinces’
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’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 8:9 word 34

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 8:13 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 8:17 contextual word gloss=‘province’ word gloss=‘province’ OSHB EST 8:17 word 2

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 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)