Strong's #3966: m`od (pronounced meh-ode')
from the same as 181; 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):--diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
me'ôd
1) exceedingly, much (adverb)
2) might, force, abundance (substantive)
3) muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly (noun masculine)
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
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Relation: from the same as H181
Usage:
This word is used 300 times:
Judges 19:11: "were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant unto"
Ruth 1:13: "nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand"
Ruth 1:20: "me Mara: the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly"
1 Samuel 2:17: "Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before"
1 Samuel 2:22: "Now Eli was very old, and heard all that"
1 Samuel 4:10: "every man into his tent: a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel"
1 Samuel 5:9: "the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote"
1 Samuel 5:11: "the city; the hand of God was very heavy there."
1 Samuel 11:6: "tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly."
1 Samuel 11:15: "Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly."
1 Samuel 12:18: "day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 14:20: "sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture."
1 Samuel 14:31: "from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint."
1 Samuel 16:21: "and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer."
1 Samuel 17:11: "words they were dismayed, and greatly afraid."
1 Samuel 17:24: "the man, fled him, and were sore afraid."
1 Samuel 18:8: "And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said,"
1 Samuel 18:15: "saw that he behaved himself very wisely, behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of"
1 Samuel 18:30: "than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by."
1 Samuel 19:2: "Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan David,"
1 Samuel 19:4: "sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:"
1 Samuel 20:19: "And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where"
1 Samuel 21:12: "these words in his heart, and was sore of Achish"
1 Samuel 25:2: "whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, thousand sheep,"
1 Samuel 25:15: "But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed"
1 Samuel 25:36: "was merry within him, for he was very was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing,"
1 Samuel 26:21: "day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. exceedingly."
1 Samuel 28:5: "of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled."
1 Samuel 28:15: "me, to bring me up? answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war"
1 Samuel 28:20: "straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid,"
1 Samuel 28:21: "Saul, and saw that he was sore and said unto him, Behold,"
1 Samuel 30:6: "And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning"
1 Samuel 31:3: "Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore of the archers."
1 Samuel 31:4: "me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul"
2 Samuel 1:26: "for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love passing the love"
2 Samuel 2:17: "And there was a very a very sore battle that day; and Abner"
2 Samuel 3:8: "Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said,"
2 Samuel 8:8: "cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass."
2 Samuel 10:5: "them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry"
2 Samuel 11:2: "and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful"
2 Samuel 12:2: "The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:"
2 Samuel 12:5: "And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to"
2 Samuel 12:30: "head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance."
2 Samuel 13:3: "David's and Jonadab was a very subtle man."
2 Samuel 13:15: "Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith"
2 Samuel 13:21: "all these things, he was very wroth."
2 Samuel 13:36: "and all his servants wept very sore."
2 Samuel 14:25: "Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom"
2 Samuel 18:17: "pit and laid a very great heap of stones upon"
2 Samuel 19:32: "Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he"
