Usually translated as
very, greatly, exceeding, sore, exceedingly, great, much, diligently, mighty, far, might, mightily, utterly, well, especially, fast, good, louder and louder, quickly
Occurrences
Mᵉʼôd occurs 300 times in 278 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (33), Exodus (13), Numbers (10), Deuteronomy (12), Joshua (15), Judges (10), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (31), 2 Samuel (18), 1 Kings (14), 2 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (7), 2 Chronicles (16), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (6), Esther (2), Job (4), Psalms (35), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (14), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (10), Daniel (2), Joel (1), Obadiah (1), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (5)
- Genesis 1:31 — And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very (מְאֹ֑ד) good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
- Genesis 4:5 — But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very (מְאֹ֔ד) wroth, and his countenance fell.
- Genesis 7:18 — And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly (מְאֹ֖ד) upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
- Genesis 7:19 — And the waters prevailed exceedingly (מְאֹ֥ד) upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
- Genesis 7:19 — And the waters prevailed exceedingly (מְאֹ֖ד) upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
- Genesis 12:14 — And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very (מְאֹֽד) fair.
- Genesis 13:2 — And Abram was very (מְאֹ֑ד) rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- Genesis 13:13 — But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly (מְאֹֽד).
- 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 (מְאֹֽד) great reward.
- Genesis 17:2 — And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly (בִּמְאֹ֥ד).
- Genesis 17:2 — And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly (מְאֹֽד).
- Genesis 17:6 — And I will make thee exceeding (בִּמְאֹ֣ד) fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Genesis 17:6 — And I will make thee exceeding (מְאֹ֔ד) fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Genesis 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly (בִּמְאֹ֣ד); twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly (מְאֹ֑ד); twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 18:20 — And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very (מְאֹֽד) grievous;
- Genesis 19:3 — And he pressed upon them greatly (מְאֹ֔ד); and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
- Genesis 19:9 — And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore (מְאֹ֔ד) upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
- Genesis 20:8 — Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid (מְאֹֽד).
- Genesis 21:11 — And the thing was very grievous (מְאֹ֖ד) in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
- Genesis 24:16 — And the damsel was very (מְאֹ֔ד) fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
- Genesis 24:35 — And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly (מְאֹ֖ד); and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 26:13 — And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great (מְאֹֽד):
- Genesis 26:16 — And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier (מְאֹֽד) than we.
- Genesis 27:33 — And Isaac trembled very exceedingly (מְאֹד֒), and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
- Genesis 27:34 — And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding (מְאֹ֑ד) bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
- Genesis 30:43 — And the man increased exceedingly (מְאֹ֣ד), and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 30:43 — And the man increased exceedingly (מְאֹ֑ד), and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 32:7 — Then Jacob was greatly afraid (מְאֹ֖ד) and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
- Genesis 34:7 — And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth (מְאֹ֑ד), because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
- Genesis 34:12 — Ask me never so much (מְאֹד֙) dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
- Genesis 41:19 — And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very (מְאֹ֖ד) ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
- Genesis 41:31 — And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very (מְאֹֽד) grievous.
- Genesis 41:49 — And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very (מְאֹ֑ד) much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
- Genesis 47:13 — And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very (מְאֹ֑ד) sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
- Genesis 47:27 — And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly (מְאֹֽד).
- Genesis 50:9 — And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very (מְאֹֽד) great company.
- Genesis 50:10 — And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very (מְאֹ֑ד) sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
- Exodus 1:7 — And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty (בִּמְאֹ֣ד); and the land was filled with them.
- Exodus 1:7 — And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty (מְאֹ֑ד); and the land was filled with them.
- Exodus 1:20 — Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty (מְאֹֽד).
- Exodus 9:3 — Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very (מְאֹֽד) grievous murrain.
- Exodus 9:18 — Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very (מְאֹ֑ד) grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
- Exodus 9:24 — So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very (מְאֹ֔ד) grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
- Exodus 10:14 — And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very (מְאֹ֔ד) grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
- Exodus 10:19 — And the LORD turned a mighty (מְאֹ֔ד) strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
- Exodus 11:3 — And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very (מְאֹד֙) great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.
- Exodus 12:38 — And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very (מְאֹֽד) much cattle.
- Exodus 14:10 — And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore (מְאֹ֔ד) afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
- Exodus 19:16 — And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding (מְאֹ֑ד) loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.