מְאֹד (me.od) means “much” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: meh-ode' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
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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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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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| then i was very | 1 |
| then they were very | 1 |
| they greatly | 1 |
| they shall be greatly | 1 |
| they were much | 1 |
| 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 |
| us thou art very | 1 |
| us very sore | 1 |
| utterly | 1 |
| very much | 1 |
| very sore | 1 |
| was a very | 1 |
| was far | 1 |
| was much | 1 |
| was so | 1 |
| waxed very | 1 |
| we are greatly | 1 |
| were sore | 1 |
| were very | 1 |
| with him a very | 1 |
| with very | 1 |
| yet very | 1 |
| you far off | 1 |
| you therefore we were sore | 1 |
Page 3 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.
When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
Read word by wordSo all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
Read word by wordSo Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Read word by wordThen Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
Read word by wordThat day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
Read word by wordWhen David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
Read word by wordOn hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Read word by wordWhen all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
Read word by wordAnd Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Read word by wordWhen Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
Read word by wordEvery time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
Read word by wordThen Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
Read word by wordThen Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
Read word by wordWhen you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.
Read word by wordNow David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.13
Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
Read word by wordYet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
Read word by wordWhen Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
Read word by wordThen Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
Read word by wordWhen Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
Read word by wordThen Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
Read word by wordImmediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
Read word by wordWhen the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
Read word by wordAnd David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
Read word by wordWhen the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
Read word by wordThen Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Read word by wordI grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
Read word by wordThe battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
Read word by wordAbner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
Read word by wordAnd from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
Read word by wordWhen this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
Read word by wordOne evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Read word by wordThe rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
Read word by wordDavid burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
Read word by wordThen he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed 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.
Read word by wordNow Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
Read word by wordThen Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
Read word by wordWhen King David heard all this, he was furious.
Read word by wordAnd as he finished speaking, the sons of the king came in, wailing loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly.
Read word by wordNow there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
Read word by wordThey took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
Read word by wordBarzillai 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.33
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.”
Read word by wordDavid 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.”
Read word by wordThe girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
Read word by word(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
Read word by wordSo Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
Read word by wordSo Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Read word by wordAnd God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.9
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!”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.21
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