מְדִינָהmᵉdîynâh

Meanings

Same root

• דִּיןdîyn · H1777a straight course, i.e. sail direct
• מְדִינָהmᵉdîynâh · H4083{properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region}

Where it appears

Appears 53 times in the Bible.

• 1 Kings 20:14 Ahab asked, “How will he do it?” And the prophet replied, “This is what the Lord says: The troops of the provincial commanders will do it.” “Should we attack first?” Ahab asked. “Yes,” the prophet answered.
• 1 Kings 20:15 So Ahab mustered the troops of the 232 provincial commanders. Then he called out the rest of the army of Israel, some 7,000 men.
• 1 Kings 20:17 the troops of the provincial commanders marched out of the city as the first contingent. As they approached, Ben-hadad’s scouts reported to him, “Some troops are coming from Samaria.”
• 1 Kings 20:19 But Ahab’s provincial commanders and the entire army had now come out to fight.
• Ezra 2:1 Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.
• Nehemiah 1:3 They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”