Genesis 17:20:10Gen.17.20.W10TAB
בִּמְאֹ֣ד
bimeod
“very”
- Transliteration
- bi-me-OD
- Extended
- bih-meh-OHD
- IPA
- /bi.mə.ˈʔoːð/
Meaning by language
- English
- very
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
bi-me-OD
- phraseyour reading level
bi-me-OD me-OD
- clause
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
The adverbial bi-me’od me’od {בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד | bi-me-ʾōḏ mə-ʾōḏ} intensifies the promise of multiplication.
Root and etymology
m-ʾ-dmem–aleph–dalet
“muchness, abundance”
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word בִּמְאֹ֣ד (bimeod) 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.17.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W10.S1) and character.