מְאֹד֒

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מְאֹד֒

   me-OD

   very
2. clause🔊 וַיִּצְמָא֮ מְאֹד֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אַתָּה֙ נָתַ֣תָּ בְיַֽד־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥ה הַגְּדֹלָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את

   va-yits-MA me-OD va-yik-RA el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-TA na-TAT-ta be-yad-av-de-KHA et-ha-te-shu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT

   and he was thirsty very and he called to the LORD and he said you you gave by the hand of your servant {direct object} the salvation the great this
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּצְמָא֮ מְאֹד֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אַתָּה֙ נָתַ֣תָּ בְיַֽד־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥ה הַגְּדֹלָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את וְעַתָּה֙ אָמ֣וּת בַּצָּמָ֔א וְנָפַלְתִּ֖י בְּיַ֥ד הָעֲרֵלִֽים׃

   va-yits-MA me-OD va-yik-RA el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-TA na-TAT-ta be-yad-av-de-KHA et-ha-te-shu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT ve-a-TA a-MUT ba-tsa-MA ve-na-fal-TI be-YAD ha-a-re-LIM

   and he was thirsty very and he called to the LORD and he said you you gave by the hand of your servant {direct object} the salvation the great this and now shall I die in the thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised {ones}

Exegesis

The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiṣma {וַיִּצְמָא֮ | wayyiṣma} ‘and he became thirsty’, paired with the degree adverb meʾōd {מְאֹד֒ | meʾōd} to heighten intensity.