מָדַדmâdad

Meanings

Same root

• מַדmad · H4055properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpet
• מֵמַדmêmad · H4461a measure

Where it appears

Appears 51 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 16:18 But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed.
• Numbers 35:5 Measure off 3,000 feet outside the town walls in every direction—east, south, west, north—with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.
• Deuteronomy 21:2 In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns.
• Ruth 3:15 Then Boaz said to her, “Bring your cloak and spread it out.” He measured six scoops of barley into the cloak and placed it on her back. Then he returned to the town.
• 2 Samuel 8:2 David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.
• 1 Kings 17:21 And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this child’s life return to him.”