1 Samuel 16:21:71 Sam.16.21.W7TAB
מְאֹ֔ד
meod
“greatly”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- greatly
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-ye-e-ha-VE-hu me-OD
- clause
va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu me-OD va-ye-HI-lo no-SE khe-LIM
- sentence
va-VA da-VID el-sha-UL va-ya-a-MOD le-fa-NAI-v va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu me-OD va-ye-HI-lo no-SE khe-LIM
Exegesis
Me’od {מְאֹד | mə·’ōḏ} intensifies the affection expressed by love.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and he stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 16:21, 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 Sam.16.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.21.W7.S1) and character.