How do you pronounce Media?

Media is pronounced "MEE-dih-uh". Alternative pronunciations include: "ME-dee-ah", "MEE-dee-uh", "MEE-dee-uh". This name appears in 6 verses of the King James Bible.

Where does Media appear in the Bible?

Media appears in 6 verses of the King James Bible, including Esther 1:3, Esther 1:14, Esther 1:18, Esther 10:2, Isaiah 21:2, and others.

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How to Pronounce Media

Q: What does Media mean?

Media means "measure; habit; covering".

MEE-dih-uh

Media is pronounced MEE-dih-uh (ˈmiːdiə): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: ME-dee-ah, MEE-dee-uh.

What does Media mean?

Media means “measure; habit; covering”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Media?

Media was the land of the Medes, an ancient kingdom that ruled alongside Persia: Esther speaks of the power of Persia and Media (Esther 1:3) and of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia (Esther 10:2). In Daniel's vision, the ram with two horns stands for the kings of Media and Persia (Daniel 8:20).

Also pronounced

ME-dee-ah

MEE-dee-uh

Found in Scripture

Esther 1:3 Esther 1:14 Esther 1:18 Esther 10:2 Isaiah 21:2 Daniel 8:20

Other names from Esther

Marsena · mahr-SEE-nuh Mede · meed Medeba · Meh-deh-BAH Medemena · MED-uh-MEN-uh Median · MEE-dee-uhn Mediterranean · MED-i-tuh-RAY-nee-uhn Meeda · meh-EE-duh Mehuman · meh-HEW-muhn Memucan · meh-MEW-kuhn Meres · MEE-rez or MEE-reez

In other languages

Média in Portuguese

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