Mêydâd — H4312

Definition

masculine proper noun

Medad, an Israelite

1. Medad = "love"
2. 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

Usually translated as

Medad

Origin

from H3032 in the sense of loving; affectionate

• Derived from Yâdad (H3032)

Occurrences

Mêydâd occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2)

• 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 (מֵידָ֜ד): 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 (וּמֵידָ֔ד) do prophesy in the camp.