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מְאֹד

me.od

much

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Strong’s H3966Adjective300 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

exceedingly153

very111

muchness30

much2

strength2

very many1

very great1

In the text

Genesis 1:31מְאֹד
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Joshua 1:7מְאֹד
Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
1 Samuel 2:17מְאֹד
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
2 Samuel 1:26מְאֹד
I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
1 Kings 1:4מְאֹד
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
Psalm 6:3מְאֹד
My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְאֹד n.m. muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

1. force, might

2. in diff. idioms (298 t.) to express the idea of exceedingly, greatly, very (whether of magnitude or degree)

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.