{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4082",
  "lemma": "מְדִינָה",
  "transliteration": "mᵉdîynâh",
  "definition": "properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region",
  "kjv": "([idiom] every) province.",
  "occurrences": 53,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H1777",
      "lemma": "דִּין",
      "transliteration": "dîyn",
      "meaning": "a straight course, i.e. sail direct",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H1777"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מְדִינָה m.f. province",
    "1. districts of realm of Ahab",
    "2. of the Babylonian empire",
    "3. of the Persian empire",
    "4. provinces in general"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 20:14",
      "text": "Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “The LORD says, ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/20?v=14"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 20:15",
      "text": "Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two. After them…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/20?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 20:17",
      "text": "The young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben Hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, “Men…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/20?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 20:19",
      "text": "So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/20?v=19"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 19:8",
      "text": "Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was taken in their…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/19?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Lamentations 1:1",
      "text": "How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/lamentations/1?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ecclesiastes 2:8",
      "text": "I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ecclesiastes/2?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ecclesiastes 5:7",
      "text": "If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ecclesiastes/5?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 1:1",
      "text": "Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/1?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 1:3",
      "text": "in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/1?v=3"
    }
  ],
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