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מְאֹד H3966
H3966 is the Hebrew word מְאֹד, transliterated mᵉʼôd and said meh-ode'. The King James Version most often renders it very.
What it means
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).
Where it comes from
from the same as H181 (אוּד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 233 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: 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.
Verses using מְאֹד
The first 40 of 266 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:31 · KJV
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 4:5 · KJV
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 7:18 · KJV
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 7:19 · KJV
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Genesis 12:14 · KJV
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Genesis 13:2 · KJV
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 15:1 · KJV
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.
Genesis 17:2 · KJV
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
Genesis 17:6 · KJV
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Genesis 17:20 · KJV
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 18:20 · KJV
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis 19:3 · KJV
And he pressed upon them greatly; 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 · KJV
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 upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Genesis 20:8 · KJV
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.
Genesis 21:11 · KJV
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
Genesis 24:16 · KJV
And the damsel was very 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 · KJV
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; 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 · KJV
And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Genesis 26:16 · KJV
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Genesis 27:33 · KJV
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, 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 · KJV
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Genesis 30:43 · KJV
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 32:7 · KJV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid 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 · KJV
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
Genesis 34:12 · KJV
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
Genesis 41:19 · KJV
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
Genesis 41:31 · KJV
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
Genesis 41:49 · KJV
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Genesis 47:13 · KJV
And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
Genesis 50:9 · KJV
And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
Genesis 50:10 · KJV
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Exodus 1:7 · KJV
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 · KJV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Exodus 9:3 · KJV
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 grievous murrain.
Exodus 9:18 · KJV
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
Exodus 9:24 · KJV
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Exodus 10:14 · KJV
And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
Exodus 10:19 · KJV
And the LORD turned a mighty 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 · KJV
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.
Exodus 12:38 · KJV
And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3966 mean?
H3966 is the Hebrew word מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd), meaning 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).
How is H3966 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it very (113 times), greatly (42 times), sore (19 times), exceeding (17 times), exceedingly (13 times), among others.
How many times does H3966 appear in the Bible?
מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd) is tagged in 266 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3966 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as H181 (אוּד).
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