Numbers 13:28:9Num.13.28.W9TAB
מְאֹ֔ד
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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-OD
- clause
ve-he-a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT me-OD ve-GAM-ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ra-i-NU SHAM
- sentence
E-fes ki-AZ ha-AM ha-yo-SHEV ba-A-retz ve-he-a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT me-OD ve-GAM-ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ra-i-NU SHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction vav links the second clause, where ha-‘arim {הֶֽעָרִים | hē-ʿā-rîm} is described by the participle betsurot {בְּצֻר֤וֹת | bə-ṣū-rōṯ} and adjective gedolot {גְּדֹלֹת֙ | ḡə-dô-lōṯ}, intensified by me’od {מְאֹ֔ד | mə-ʾōḏ}.
In context — Numbers 13:28
However, the people dwelling in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large, and also the offspring of Anak we saw there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 13:28, 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 Num.13.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.28.W9.S1) and character.