1 Kings 21:26:21 Kgs.21.26.W2TAB
מְאֹ֔ד
meod
“very”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- very
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-OD
- phraseyour reading level
va-yat-EV me-OD
- clause
va-yat-EV me-OD la-LE-khet a-kha-RE ha-gil-lu-LIM
- sentence
va-yat-EV me-OD la-LE-khet a-kha-RE ha-gil-lu-LIM ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The adverb meod {מְאֹד | mĕʾōḏ} ‘exceedingly’ intensifies the judgment.
In context — 1 Kings 21:26
And he acted in an exceedingly abominable way by going after the idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 21:26, so the Hebrew word מְאֹ֔ד (meod) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.21.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.26.W2.S1) and character.