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Lexicon :: Strong's H3966 - mᵊ'ōḏ

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מְאֹד
Transliteration
mᵊ'ōḏ
Pronunciation
meh-ode'
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Part of Speech
masculine adjective, adverb, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אוּד (H181)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1134

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: מאד.

Strong’s Definitions

מְאֹד mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'; 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):—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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 299x

The KJV translates Strong's H3966 in the following manner: very (137x), greatly (49x), sore (23x), exceeding (18x), great (12x), exceedingly (11x), much (10x), exceeding (with H3966) (6x), exceedingly (with H3966) (5x), diligently (4x), good (3x), might (2x), mightily (2x), miscellaneous (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 299x
The KJV translates Strong's H3966 in the following manner: very (137x), greatly (49x), sore (23x), exceeding (18x), great (12x), exceedingly (11x), much (10x), exceeding (with H3966) (6x), exceedingly (with H3966) (5x), diligently (4x), good (3x), might (2x), mightily (2x), miscellaneous (17x).
adverb

  1. exceedingly, much

    substantive

  2. might, force, abundance

    masculine adjective

  3. muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

    1. force, might

    2. exceedingly, greatly, very (idioms showing magnitude or degree)

      1. exceedingly

      2. up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly

      3. with muchness, muchness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְאֹד mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'; 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):—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.
STRONGS H3966: Abbreviations
מְאֹד noun masculine muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly (compare Assyrian mu'du, abundance, HomZMG 1878, 711 ('treasures ana mu'di, in abundance') DlHWB 399): —
1. force, might, Deuteronomy 6:5 וּבְכָלמְֿאֹדֶ֑ךָ and with all thy might; hence 2 Kings 23:25.
2. in different idioms (298 times) to express the idea of exceedingly, greatly, very (whether of magnitude or degree):
a. (so mostly) as adverb accusative, qualifying both adjectives and obs., Genesis 1:31 טוֺב מְאֹד good exceedingly, Genesis 4:5 וַיִּחַד לְקַיִן מְאֹד and Cain was wroth exceedingly, Genesis 7:18 מְאֹד וַיִּרְבּוּ הַמַּיִם וַיִּגְבְּרוּ, Genesis 12:14; Genesis 13:2 בַּמִּקְנֶה מְאֹד כָּבֵד וְאַבְרָם, Genesis 13:13 מאד חַטָּאִים לי׳, Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19:3, 9; Genesis 21:11; Genesis 24:16, 35, + often, Psalm 46:2 נִמְצָא מְאֹד עֶזְרָה בְצָרוֺת as a help in troubles, to be found (= present) exceedingly; with an infinitive Isaiah 47:9 בְּעָצְמַת חֲבָרַיִח מְאֹד despite of thy spells being very numerous, Joshua 9:13 מֵרֹב הַדֶּרֶךְ מְאֹד, 1 Kings 7:47; הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד Genesis 15:1; Genesis 41:49; Deuteronomy 3:5 +, for which in the later language is found לָרֹב מְאֹד Zechariah 14:14; 2 Chronicles 4:18; 9:9 (in 1 Kings 10:10 הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד); 2 Chronicles 24:24; 30:13, and even לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד 2 Chronicles 11:12; 16:8. מְאֹד is not usually separated from the word it qualifies by more than one or two words (as Genesis 20:8 האנשׁים מאד וייראו, Numbers 11:10 מאד ויחר אף י׳); see, however, Deuteronomy 30:14; Judges 12:2; 2 Samuel 12:5; 1 Kings 11:19; Psalm 31:12. It precedes its verb, † Psalm 47:10 מְאֹד נַעֲלָה (hence Psalm 97:9), Psalm 92:6.
b. עַדמְֿאֹד up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly, † Genesis 27:33 חֲדָדָה גְּדֹלָה עַדמֿ׳, Genesis 27:34; 1 Samuel 11:15 וישׂמח ֗֗֗ עד מ׳, 1 Samuel 25:36 וְהוּא שִׁכֹּר עַדמֿ׳, 2 Samuel 2:17; 1 Kings 1:4; Isaiah 64:8 (compare Lamentations 5:22), Lamentations 5:11; Psalm 38:7; Psalm 38:9; Psalm 119:8; Psalm 119:43; Psalm 119:51; Psalm 119:107; Daniel 8:8; Daniel 11:25.
c. עַדלִֿמְאֹד (see עַד לְ) † 2 Chronicles 16:14.
d. duplicated (Ges§ 113 k), †Genesis 7:19 מ׳ מ׳ גָּֽנְרוּ וְהַמַּיִם, Genesis 30:43; Numbers 14:7; 1 Kings 7:47; 2 Kings 10:4; Ezekiel 37:10.
e. בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד literally with muchness, muchness, † Genesis 17:2, 6, 20; Exodus 1:7 (all P), Ezekiel 9:9; Ezekiel 16:13.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:31; 4:5; 7:18; 7:19; 12:14; 13:2; 13:13; 15:1; 17:2; 17:6; 17:20; 18:20; 19:3; 19:9; 20:8; 21:11; 24:16; 24:35; 27:33; 27:34; 30:43; 41:49

Exodus

1:7

Numbers

11:10; 14:7

Deuteronomy

3:5; 6:5; 30:14

Joshua

9:13

Judges

12:2

1 Samuel

11:15; 25:36

2 Samuel

2:17; 12:5

1 Kings

1:4; 7:47; 7:47; 10:10; 11:19

2 Kings

10:4; 23:25

2 Chronicles

4:18; 9:9; 11:12; 16:8; 16:14; 24:24; 30:13

Psalms

31:12; 38:7; 38:9; 46:2; 47:10; 92:6; 97:9; 119:8; 119:43; 119:51; 119:107

Isaiah

47:9; 64:8

Lamentations

5:11; 5:22

Ezekiel

9:9; 16:13; 37:10

Daniel

8:8; 11:25

Zechariah

14:14

H3966

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Strong's Number H3966 matches the Hebrew מְאֹד (mᵊ'ōḏ),
which occurs 300 times in 278 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 6 (1Sa 11:6–1Ki 5:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6 - Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and [fn]he became very H3966 angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:15 - So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal. There they also offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. H3966

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:18 - So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent [fn]thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly H3966 feared the LORD and Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20 - Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and came to the battle; and behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was very H3966 great confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:31 - They struck among the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very H3966 weary.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:21 - Then David came to Saul and [fn]attended him; and [fn]Saul loved him greatly, H3966 and he became his armor bearer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:11 - When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly H3966 afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:24 - When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly H3966 afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:8 - Then Saul became very H3966 angry, for this saying [fn]displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:15 - When Saul saw that he was [fn]prospering greatly, H3966 he dreaded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:30 - Then the commanders of the Philistines went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul. So his name was highly H3966 esteemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:2 - So Jonathan told David saying, “Saul my father is seeking to put you to death. Now therefore, please be on guard in the morning, and stay in a secret place and hide yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:4 - Then Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “Do not let the king sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very H3966 [fn]beneficial to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:19 - “When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly H3966 and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:12 - David took these words [fn]to heart and greatly H3966 feared Achish king of Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:2 - Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; and the man was very H3966 [fn]rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while he was shearing his sheep in Carmel

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:15 - “Yet the men were very H3966 good to us, and we were not insulted, nor did we miss anything [fn]as long as we went about with them, while we were in the fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:36 - Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very H3966 drunk; so she did not tell him anything [fn]at all until the morning light.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21 - Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again because my life was precious in your sight this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have committed a serious H3966 error.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:5 - When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly. H3966

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15 - Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul answered, “I am greatly H3966 distressed; for the Philistines are waging war against me, and God has departed from me and no longer answers me, either through prophets or by dreams; therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I should do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:20 - Then Saul immediately fell full length upon the ground and was very H3966 afraid because of the words of Samuel; also there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no [fn]food all day and all night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:21 - The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified, and said to him, “Behold, your maidservant has [fn]obeyed you, and I have [fn]taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:6 - Moreover David was greatly H3966 distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were [fn]embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers [fn]hit him; and he was badly H3966 wounded by the archers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly H3966 afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - “I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been very H3966 pleasant to me.
Your love to me was more wonderful
Than the love of women.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - That day the battle was very H3966 severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8 - Then Abner was very H3966 angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hands of David; and yet today you charge me with a guilt concerning the woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:8 - From [fn]Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very H3966 large amount of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5 - When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly H3966 humiliated. And the king said, “[fn]Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:2 - Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very H3966 beautiful in appearance.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:2 - “The rich man had a great H3966 many flocks and herds.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:5 - Then David’s anger burned greatly H3966 against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this [fn]deserves to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 - Then he took the crown of [fn]their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it [fn]was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great H3966 amounts.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3 - But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of [fn]Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very H3966 shrewd man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - Then Amnon hated her with a very H3966 great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:21 - Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very H3966 angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:36 - As soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king’s sons came and lifted their voices and wept; and also the king and all his servants wept [fn]very H3966 bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - Now in all Israel was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly H3966 praised; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:17 - They took Absalom and cast him into [fn]a deep pit in the forest and erected over him a very H3966 great heap of stones. And all Israel fled, each to his tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:32 - Now Barzillai was very H3966 old, being eighty years old; and he had [fn]sustained the king while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very H3966 great man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10 - Now David’s heart [fn]troubled him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly H3966 in what I have done. But now, O LORD, please [fn]take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very H3966 foolishly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14 - Then David said to Gad, “I am in great H3966 distress. Let us now fall into the hand of the LORD for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:4 - The girl was very H3966 beautiful; and she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not [fn]cohabit with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:6 - His father had never [fn]crossed him at any time by asking, “Why have you done so?” And he was also a very H3966 handsome man, and [fn]he was born after Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:15 - So Bathsheba went in to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very H3966 old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:12 - And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly H3966 established.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very H3966 great discernment and breadth of [fn]mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7 - When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly H3966 and said, “Blessed be the LORD today, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.”

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