Isaiah 16:6:4Isa.16.6.W4TAB
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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Word in context
- word
me-OD
- phraseyour reading level
GE me-OD
- clause
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD
- sentence
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD ga-a-VA-to u-ge-o-NO ve-e-VE-ra-to lo-KHEN ba-DAI-av
Exegesis
The intensifiers ge {גֵּ֣א | ge} ‘very proud’ and meod {מְאֹ֑ד | mē-’ōd} ‘exceedingly’ function as stacked modifiers.
In context — Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of Moab’s pride—how very proud he is—his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath ; but his boasts are not true.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 16:6, 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 Isa.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.6.W4.S1) and character.