H4312: מֵידָד
Mêydâd · pronounced may-dawd' · “Medad”
Definition
Medad, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Medad.
Word origin: from H3032 (יָדַד) in the sense of loving; affectionate;
Extended definition
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
§ 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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4312 is translated
- was medad ×1
- medad ×1
Bible verses with H4312 (Mêydâd)
Mêydâd appears in 2 verses.
- Numbers 11:26
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
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.