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me.od H3966

מְאֹד (me.od) means “much” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מְאֹד Hebrew · H3966 300 tagged occurrences in 278 verses

Pronunciation guide: meh-ode' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3966

מְאֹד · me.od · much

adv 1) exceedingly, much subst 2) might, force, abundance n m 3) muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly 3a) force, might 3b) exceedingly, greatly, very (idioms showing magnitude or degree) 3b1) exceedingly 3b2) up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly 3b3) with muchness, muchness

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from the same as H181 (אוּד); 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)

KJV glosses: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

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How translators render H3966

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
greatly 15
very 10
was very 8
a very 6
and greatly 5
exceedingly 4
a great 2
a large 2
and highly 2
and very 2
are very 2
be very 2
became very 2
carefully 2
completely 2
deeply 2
he was a very 2
his exceeding 2
i have acted very 2
in great 2
measure 2
quickly 2
thoroughly 2
violently 2
vvv 2
was a very 2
was greatly 2
was highly 2
was so 2
were very 2
with a very 2
a most 1
a serious 1
a severely 1
all 1
am greatly 1
an exceedingly 1
and a very 1
and altogether 1
and became even more 1
and became exceedingly 1
and being very 1
and diligently 1
and earnestly 1
and fortified 1
and i was greatly 1
and increased greatly 1
and it is very 1
and louder 1
and utterly 1
and was very much 1
and were well 1
and worse 1
are fully 1
became 1
because there were so 1
bitterly 1
but very 1
considerably 1
constantly 1
contained very 1
critically 1
desire 1
diligently 1
enough 1
even more 1
far 1
from a very 1
from our very 1
had become extremely 1
had very 1
has greatly 1
have been highly 1
he committed the most 1
he exults 1
he is highly 1
he was exceedingly 1
his strength 1
how 1
how great 1
how intense 1
hurry 1
i am badly 1
i became extremely 1
i will make you exceedingly 1
in total 1
is an exceedingly 1
is completely 1
is exceedingly 1
is so 1
is very 1
is without limit 1
it was very 1
large amounts 1
low 1
only far 1
profusely 1
quite low 1
richly 1
so adoni-zedek and his people were greatly 1
so strongly 1
so we greatly 1
so you must be very 1
such great 1
swiftly 1
the most 1
their multitude 1
they are very 1
they were filled with 1
they were very 1
they will be utterly 1
too 1
utterly 1
very much 1
very well 1
was almost 1
was an obese 1
was firmly 1
was in deep 1
was quite 1
who greatly 1
will be deeply 1
will be greatly 1
will be so 1
will writhe in agony 1
you are much 1
you are very 1
you became very 1
your strength 1
your very 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
very 50
greatly 21
a very 14
was very 11
exceedingly 7
with a very 7
and greatly 6
and very 6
exceeding 6
was greatly 5
diligently 4
great 3
in great 3
an exceeding 2
and be very 2
and sore 2
and there was a very 2
and was sore 2
and with very 2
are very 2
for i have done very 2
had exceeding 2
i am in a great 2
mightily 2
much 2
not for he was sore 2
was sore 2
were greatly 2
a great 1
a mighty 1
a very great height 1
also exceeding 1
among you and very 1
and a very 1
and exceeding 1
and he did very 1
and he was sore 1
and i was very 1
and it was a very 1
and louder 1
and made them exceeding 1
and made very 1
and there shall be a very 1
and there was very 1
and they were very 1
and thou wast exceeding 1
and waxed exceeding 1
and waxed very 1
and were sore 1
and were well 1
and with all his might 1
and with all thy might 1
at great 1
be ye therefore very 1
be ye very 1
because they are very 1
because they were exceeding 1
but especially 1
but take diligent 1
but they were exceedingly 1
by reason of the very 1
far above 1
fast 1
for i am sore 1
for the great 1
for very 1
from us for thou art much 1
had a very 1
hast thou very 1
hath dealt very 1
have had me greatly 1
he is exceeding 1
he is greatly 1
he was very 1
her exceedingly 1
him and he was sore 1
him and it shall be very 1
him exceedingly 1
him greatly 1
himself greatly 1
himself very 1
how greatly 1
i am sore 1
i was greatly 1
i will greatly 1
is also sore 1
is very 1
me much 1
me never so much 1
me not utterly 1
me sore 1
me upon a very 1
not away neither shall he greatly 1
not in great 1
not very 1
of you take ye good 1
quickly 1
right well 1
shall be sore 1
should greatly 1
so much 1
sore 1
take good 1
take ye therefore good 1
that he was sore 1
thee exceeding 1
thee exceedingly 1
thee unto very great 1
them and they were sore 1
them exceedingly 1
them with a very 1
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then they were very 1
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they shall be greatly 1
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thou art greatly 1
thou art very 1
though it be very 1
thy exceeding 1
to be so much 1
to thee-ward very 1
unto him from a very 1
unto them and they were greatly 1
upon them greatly 1
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utterly 1
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Verses containing H3966

Page 2 of 6. 278 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Numbers 14:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.

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  2. Numbers 14:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.

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  3. Numbers 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

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  4. Numbers 22:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.

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  5. Numbers 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

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  6. Numbers 32:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

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  7. Deuteronomy 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

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  8. Deuteronomy 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.

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  9. Deuteronomy 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

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  10. Deuteronomy 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful

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  11. Deuteronomy 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

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  12. Deuteronomy 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

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  13. Deuteronomy 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.

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  14. Deuteronomy 17:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

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  15. Deuteronomy 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.

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  16. Deuteronomy 24:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

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  17. Deuteronomy 28:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,

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  18. Deuteronomy 30:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.

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  19. Joshua 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

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  20. Joshua 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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  21. Joshua 8:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

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  22. Joshua 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,

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  23. Joshua 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

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  24. Joshua 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

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  25. Joshua 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.

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  26. Joshua 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

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  27. Joshua 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

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  28. Joshua 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

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  29. Joshua 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

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  30. Joshua 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

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  31. Joshua 22:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

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  32. Joshua 23:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

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  33. Joshua 23:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.

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  34. Judges 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.

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  35. Judges 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.

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  36. Judges 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.

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  37. Judges 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

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  38. Judges 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.

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  39. Judges 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.

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  40. Judges 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

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  41. Judges 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

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  42. Judges 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

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  43. Judges 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.”

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  44. Ruth 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

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  45. Ruth 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

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  46. 1 Samuel 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.

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  47. 1 Samuel 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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  48. 1 Samuel 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

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  49. 1 Samuel 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.

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  50. 1 Samuel 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it.

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