Numbers 14:7:13Num.14.7.W13TAB
מְאֹ֥ד
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
- phraseyour reading level
me-OD me-OD
- clause
ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD
- sentence
va-yo- MER-u el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lei-MOR ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD
Exegesis
The phrase tovah haaretz meod meod {טוֹבָה הָאָ֖רֶץ מְאֹד מְאֹֽד | ṭôvāh hā-ʾāreṣ mə-ʾōḏ mə-ʾōḏ} utilizes an adjective followed by a doubled adverb, the Hebrew idiom of emphatic doubling, to convey superlative force.
Root and etymology
מ־א־ד
“great extent, exceedingly”
In context — Numbers 14:7
And they said to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, “The land we passed through to spy out is very good, indeed exceedingly .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 14:7, so the Hebrew word מְאֹ֥ד (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.14.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.7.W13.S1) and character.