Joshua 22:8:16Josh.22.8.W16TAB
מְאֹ֑ד
meod
“very much”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- very much
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
har-BEH me-OD
- clause
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM lei-MOR bin-kha-SIM ra-bim shu-VOO el-a-ho-lei-KHEM u-vemik-NEH rav-me-OD be-KE-sef u-vezah-AV u-vinkho-SHET u-vevar-ZEL u-vsilam-OT har-BEH me-OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM lei-MOR bin-kha-SIM ra-bim shu-VOO el-a-ho-lei-KHEM u-vemik-NEH rav-me-OD be-KE-sef u-vezah-AV u-vinkho-SHET u-vevar-ZEL u-vsilam-OT har-BEH me-OD khil-KU shlal-oi-vei-KHEM im-a-khei-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired phrases binchasim rabim {בִּנְכָסִים רַבִּים | bin-kā-sîm rabbîm} “with possessions, many” and u-ve-mikneh rab-meod {וּבְמִקְנֶה רַב־מְאֹד | u-və-miq-nê rab-mə-’ōḏ} “and with very abundant livestock” build cumulative intensity.
In context — Joshua 22:8
And he charged them, “Return to your tents carrying many possessions and very abundant herds , with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a very large supply of garments. Share out the booty from your enemies with your brothers.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 22:8, 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 Josh.22.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.8.W16.S1) and character.