Genesis 19:3:2Gen.19.3.W2TAB
מְאֹ֔ד
meod
“greatly”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /mə.ˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- greatly
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
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD
- clause
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD va-ya-SU-ru e-LAV va-ya-VO-u el-bei-TO
- sentence
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD va-ya-SU-ru e-LAV va-ya-VO-u el-bei-TO va-ya-AS la-HEM mish-TE u-ma-TSOT a-FA va-yo-khe-LU
Exegesis
The adverb meōḏ {מְאֹד | məʾōḏ} “exceedingly” heightens the intensity.
In context — Genesis 19:3
But he urged them strongly, and they turned aside to him and came into his house. He made a feast for them, baked unleavened bread , and they ate.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:3, so the Hebrew word מְאֹ֔ד (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.19.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.3.W2.S1) and character.