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Strong's H4312 מֵידָד (meydad)

Meydad means “Medad” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4312 — propetes (“heady”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4312
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H4312 Quick Answer

Strong's H4312 מֵידָּד (Meydad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Meydad (may-dawd') n/p. 1. affectionate 2. Medad, an Israelite It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include medad. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Meydad (may-dawd') n/p. 1. affectionate 2. Medad, an Israelite
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
medad

Meaning and Definition

Meydad (may-dawd') n/p. 1. affectionate 2. Medad, an Israelite [from H3032 in the sense of loving] KJV: Medad. Root(s): H3032

Original Word
מֵידָּד
Transliteration
Meydad
Derivation
First root strongs: 3032
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4312. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Medad

Usage: A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.11.26 § Medad = "love" one of the 70 elders to whom was communicated the prophetic power of Moses and who prophesied in the camp of the Israelites in the wilderness

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How Strong's H4312 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Meydad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Medad Numbers 11:26

How Strong's H4312 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4312 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4312 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 11:26 KJV

But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

Numbers 11:27 KJV

And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4312.

Numbers 11:26 Old Testament, KJV
But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
Numbers 11:27 Old Testament, KJV
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4312, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4312 FAQ

What does meydad (מֵידָד) mean?

Meydad (Strong's H4312) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Medad". Meydad (may-dawd') n/p. 1. affectionate 2. Medad, an Israelite

How many times is meydad (מֵידָד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H4312 across 1 book.

Where can I study meydad (מֵידָד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4312 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate meydad (מֵידָד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as medad. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.