2 Samuel 18:17:112 Sam.18.17.W11TAB
מְאֹ֑ד
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
- clause
va-yat-si-VU a-LAV gal-a-va-NIM ga-DOL me-OD
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM va-yash-li-KHU-hu ba-YA-ar el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL va-yat-si-VU a-LAV gal-a-va-NIM ga-DOL me-OD ve-khol-yis-ra-EL na-SU ISH le-o-ha-LAV
Exegesis
The construct chain gal avanim gadol meod {גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל מְאֹד | gal ʾa·vā·nîm gā·dōl mə·ʾōḏ} “heap of very large stones” emphasizes the size and solemnity of the pile.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom and threw him into the great pit in the forest, and they set up over him a very large heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each man to his tent .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:17, so the Hebrew word מְאֹ֑ד (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 2 Sam.18.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.17.W11.S1) and character.