1 Samuel 21:12:71 Sam.21.12.W7TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:13
מְאֹ֖ד
meod
“very much”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- very much
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
be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD
- clause
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH ME-lekh-GAT
Exegesis
A third vav-consecutive vayyirā {וַיִּירָא | wayyirā} ‘and he feared’, modified by me’ōd {מְאֹד | me·ʾō·ḏ} ‘very much’, denotes David’s reaction.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and he feared greatly because of Achish , the king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 21:12, so the Hebrew word מְאֹ֖ד (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.21.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.12.W7.S1) and character.