Genesis 18:20:10Gen.18.20.W10TAB
מְאֹֽד׃
meod
“very”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːð/
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
ve-kha-ta-TAM KI khav-DA me-OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH za-a-KAT se-DOM va-a-mo-RA ki-ra-BA ve-kha-ta-TAM KI khav-DA me-OD
Exegesis
A second ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the parallel clause vechatatam {וְחַטָּאתָם | wə-ḥaṭ-ṭā-ṯām} ‘and their sin’, linked to the predicate kavadah {כָבְדָה | kāv-dəh} ‘is heavy’ modified by me‘od {מְאֹד | mə-ʾōḏ} ‘very’. The repetition of the causal marker kî creates a balanced structure, emphasizing the dual reasons—public plea and moral guilt—for impending divine response.
In context — Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their guilt is exceedingly weighty.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:20, 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.18.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.20.W10.S1) and character.