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<p> | <p> '''A. Adverb. ''' </p> <p> <em> Me'ôd </em> ( '''''מְאֹד''''' , Strong'S #3966), “exceedingly; very; greatly; highly.” This word occurs about 300 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew. A verb with a similar basic semantic range appears in Akkadian, Ugaritic, and Arabic. “ <em> Me'ôd </em> functions adverbially, meaning “very.” The more superlative emphasis appears in Gen. 7:18, where the word is applied to the “amount (quantity)” of a thing: “And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth.…” In Ps. 47:9, <em> me'ôd </em> is used of “magnifying” and “exaltation”: “… For the shields of the earth belong unto God; he is greatly exalted.” The doubling of the word is a means of emphasizing its basic meaning, which is “very much”: “And the waters prevailed exceedingly (NASB, “more and more”) upon the earth …” (Gen. 7:19). </p> <p> '''B. Noun. ''' </p> <p> <em> Me'ôd </em> ( '''''מְאֹד''''' , Strong'S #3966), “might.” This word is used substantively in the sequence “heart … soul … might”: “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might” (Deut. 6:5). </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59786" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59786" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> EXCEE'DINGLY, adv. To a very great degree in a degree beyond what is usual greatly very much. </p> <p> Isaac trembled exceedingly. Genesis 27 </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_119233" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_119233" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words [1]
A. Adverb.
Me'ôd ( מְאֹד , Strong'S #3966), “exceedingly; very; greatly; highly.” This word occurs about 300 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew. A verb with a similar basic semantic range appears in Akkadian, Ugaritic, and Arabic. “ Me'ôd functions adverbially, meaning “very.” The more superlative emphasis appears in Gen. 7:18, where the word is applied to the “amount (quantity)” of a thing: “And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth.…” In Ps. 47:9, me'ôd is used of “magnifying” and “exaltation”: “… For the shields of the earth belong unto God; he is greatly exalted.” The doubling of the word is a means of emphasizing its basic meaning, which is “very much”: “And the waters prevailed exceedingly (NASB, “more and more”) upon the earth …” (Gen. 7:19).
B. Noun.
Me'ôd ( מְאֹד , Strong'S #3966), “might.” This word is used substantively in the sequence “heart … soul … might”: “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might” (Deut. 6:5).
King James Dictionary [2]
EXCEE'DINGLY, adv. To a very great degree in a degree beyond what is usual greatly very much.
Isaac trembled exceedingly. Genesis 27
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(adv.) To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very.
