Genesis 17:2:8Gen.17.2.W8TAB
מְאֹֽד׃
meod
“measure”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /mə.ˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- measure
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
bim-OD me-OD
- clause
ve-ar-BE ot-KHA bim-OD me-OD
- sentence
ve-et-te-NA ve-ri-TI bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha ve-ar-BE ot-KHA bim-OD me-OD
Exegesis
The phrase bime’od me’od {בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד | bi-mə-ʾōḏ mə-ʾōḏ} uses repetition as an emphatic superlative, which in English is rendered as “greatly” (formal) and “very, very numerous” (dynamic) to reflect Hebrew intensity.
Root and etymology
m-ʾ-dmem–aleph–dalet
“muchness, abundance”
In context — Genesis 17:2
I will set My covenant between Me and you, and I will increase you greatly.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 17:2, so the Hebrew word מְאֹֽד׃ (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 Gen.17.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.2.W8.S1) and character.