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מְאֹד

me.odmuchHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective301 occurrences28 books279 verses

Definition

from the same as H181; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
Traditional renderings: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), × louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ( much, sore), well.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מְאֹד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

301 total
  1. 2 Samuel 19:32מְאֹֽד׃ · he was a very
    Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
  2. 2 Samuel 24:10מְאֹד֙ · greatly; מְאֹֽד׃ · I have acted very
    After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  3. 2 Samuel 24:14מְאֹ֑ד · deeply
    David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
  4. 1 Kings 1:4מְאֹ֑ד
    The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
  5. 1 Kings 1:6מְאֹ֔ד · very
    (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
  6. 1 Kings 1:15מְאֹ֑ד · was very
    So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
  7. 1 Kings 2:12מְאֹֽד׃ · was firmly
    So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
  8. 1 Kings 4:29מְאֹ֑ד · exceedingly
    And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
  9. 1 Kings 5:7מְאֹ֑ד · greatly
    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
  10. 1 Kings 7:47מְאֹ֣ד · because there were so; מְאֹ֑ד
    Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
  11. 1 Kings 10:2מְאֹד֒ · with a very; מְאֹ֖ד · in great
    She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
  12. 1 Kings 10:10מְאֹ֖ד
    Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
  13. 1 Kings 10:11מְאֹ֖ד
    (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
  14. 1 Kings 11:19מְאֹ֑ד · such great
    There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
  15. 1 Kings 17:17מְאֹ֔ד · and worse
    Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
  16. 1 Kings 18:3מְאֹֽד׃ · greatly
    …and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
  17. 1 Kings 21:26מְאֹ֔ד · He committed the most
    He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
  18. 2 Kings 10:4מְאֹ֣ד; מְאֹ֔ד
    But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
  19. 2 Kings 14:26מְאֹ֑ד · was very
    For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
  20. 2 Kings 17:18מְאֹד֙ · was very
    So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,
  21. 2 Kings 21:16מְאֹ֔ד
    Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
  22. 2 Kings 23:25מְאֹד֔וֹ · his strength
    Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
  23. 1 Chronicles 10:4מְאֹ֑דס
    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  24. 1 Chronicles 16:25מְאֹ֔ד · and greatly
    For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
  25. 1 Chronicles 18:8מְאֹ֑ד · a large
    And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
  26. 1 Chronicles 19:5מְאֹ֑ד · thoroughly
    When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
  27. 1 Chronicles 20:2מְאֹֽד׃
    Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
  28. 1 Chronicles 21:8מְאֹ֔ד · greatly; מְאֹֽד׃פ · I have acted very
    Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  29. 1 Chronicles 21:13מְאֹ֑ד; מְאֹ֔ד · very
    David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
  30. 2 Chronicles 4:18מְאֹ֑ד
    Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
  31. 2 Chronicles 7:8מְאֹ֑ד · a very
    So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.
  32. 2 Chronicles 9:1מְאֹ֡ד · with a very
    Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
  33. 2 Chronicles 9:9מְאֹ֖ד
    Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
  34. 2 Chronicles 11:12מְאֹ֑ד
    He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
  35. 2 Chronicles 14:13מְאֹֽד׃
    Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
  36. 2 Chronicles 16:8מְאֹ֑ד
    Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
  37. 2 Chronicles 16:14לִמְאֹֽד׃פ
    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
  38. 2 Chronicles 24:24מְאֹ֔ד · a very
    Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
  39. 2 Chronicles 25:10מְאֹד֙
    So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
  40. 2 Chronicles 30:13מְאֹֽד׃ · a very
    In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
  41. 2 Chronicles 32:27מְאֹ֑ד · very
    Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
  42. 2 Chronicles 32:29מְאֹֽד׃ · very
    He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
  43. 2 Chronicles 33:12מְאֹ֔ד · and earnestly
    And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
  44. 2 Chronicles 33:14מְאֹ֑ד · considerably
    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.