מְאֹד meod

Hebrew word for “much” · Strong’s H3966 · used 300 times in 278 verses

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Meaning

adv; 1) exceedingly, much;

How it is translated

Glosses given for meod in context, with how often each is used:

• exceedingly 153
• very 111
• muchness 30
• much 2
• strength 2
• very many 1
• very great 1

Where it is used

Also in 16 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (9), Joshua 9 (4), 1 Samuel 28 (4), 2 Samuel 13 (4), Genesis 17 (3), Genesis 41 (3), Exodus 9 (3), Exodus 19 (3), 1 Samuel 18 (3), 1 Samuel 25 (3)

Forms

• מאד 291
• במאד 6
• מאדך 1
• מאדו 1
• למאד 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with meod more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 38
• רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 31
• עַד ad “till” 37
• יָרֵא yare “to fear” 24
• דָּוִד david “David” 29
• רַב rav “many” 23
• כָּבֵד kaved “heavy” 13
• שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 19
• דָּבָר davar “word” 27
• חָרָה charah “to be incensed” 13
• עִיר ir “city” 22
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 20

Key verses

The verses using meod that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• Deuteronomy 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the…
• 1 Samuel 25:36 — And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very…
• 1 Samuel 30:6 — And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his…
• 2 Chronicles 33:12 — And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
• Psalms 46:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Psalms 48:1 — [A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
• Psalms 50:3 — Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
• Psalms 112:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
• Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
• Ezekiel 20:13 — But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even…
• Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.