Numbers 22:17:3Num.22.17.W3TAB
מְאֹ֔ד
meod
“greatly”
- Transliteration
- me-OD
- Extended
- meh-OHD
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- greatly
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
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH
- sentence
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The adverb meod {מְאֹד | me·ôḏ} ‘greatly’ further amplifies the commitment.
Root and etymology
m-'-dmem-aleph-dalet
“much, very”
In context — Numbers 22:17
For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:17, 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.22.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W3.S1) and character.