HebrewH3966Adjective

מְאֹד

me.od

256Occurrences
H3966Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

from the same as H181 (אוּד);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adv 1) exceedingly, much subst 2) might, force, abundance n m 3) muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly 3a) force, might 3b) exceedingly, greatly, very (idioms showing magnitude or degree) 3b1) exceedingly 3b2) up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly 3b3) with muchness, muchness

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

מְאֹד appears 256 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
32
1 Samuel
30
Psalms
24
2 Samuel
17
2 Chronicles
15
Joshua
15
Exodus
13
Jeremiah
13

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 10:4BSB

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

2 Chronicles 16:14BSB

And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

Exodus 1:7BSB

but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

Genesis 47:27BSB

Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Joshua 9:13BSB

These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

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