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Medina (מדינה) means state in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מְדִינָה
medina
noun · feminine
In English

state

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Medina.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ישות ריבונית גאוגרפית בעלת גבולות מוגדרים לערך.
    וַיְהִי, בִּימֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ: הוּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, הַמֹּלֵךְ מֵהֹדּוּ וְעַד-כּוּשׁ--שֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה, מְדִינָה.
  2. 2
    מחוז נפרד, נפה.
    וַיִּפְקֹד אֶת נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת
  3. 3
    לשון חז"לשאר ארץ ישראל, מקום שאינו מקום המקדש.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Medina is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מְדִינָה
Written without vowel points
מדינה
Said
medina
Root
ד־ו־נ
Pattern
מַקְטֵלָה
Plural
מְדִינוֹת
Inflections
מְדִינָה, ר' מְדִינוֹת, מְדִינַת⁻
Gematria
109

This is how Medina is said in other languages.

English
state
Arabic
دَوْلَة
Russian
держа́ва
French
état
Spanish
estado
German
Staat

These words rhyme with Medina.

The word Medina is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Medina comes from the root ד־ו־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Medina in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Medina.

What does Medina (⁨מדינה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Medina (⁨מדינה⁩) means state. It is said medina, with the stress on na.

What rhymes with Medina (⁨מדינה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Medina (⁨מדינה⁩) include ⁨תכונה⁩, ⁨ספינה⁩, ⁨תמונה⁩, ⁨מכונה⁩, ⁨הגנה⁩, and ⁨גבינה⁩.

Is Medina (⁨מדינה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Medina (⁨מדינה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨מְדִינוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מדינה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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