מאוד

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒈠𒀪𒁕 (ma'du), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎛𐎄 (mỉd).

Pronunciation

  • (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA(key): /me.(ʔ)ud/, [ˈmeː.ʔod]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /mˈʔoːð/, [moˈʔoː.oð]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /məˈʔøð/, [møˈʔøːð]
  • (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /meˈʔod/
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /meˈ(ʔ)od/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /məˈ(ʔ)ojd/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /meˈ(ʔ)od/
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Adverb

מְאוֹד / מְאֹד • (m'ód)

  1. Very, quite.
    נעים מאוד. ― na'ím m'ód. ― Pleased to meet you. (literally, “Very pleasant.”)
    יפה מאוד מצידו. ― yafé m'ód mitsidó. ― [That was] very nice of him.
    קשה מאוד להתווכח איתה. ― kashé m'ód l'hitvakéakh itáh. ― It's very hard to argue with her.

Derived terms

Noun

מְאוֹד / מְאֹד • (m'ód) m (no plural forms, singular construct מאוד / מְאֹד־)

  1. Strength, ability, power.
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 6:5, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ
      v'ahavta et YHVH elohékha b'khól l'vavkhá uvkhól nafsh'khá uvkhól m'odekha
      And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
  2. Property, capital.

Declension

Declension of מְאוֹד
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite מְאוֹד first מְאוֹדִי מְאוֹדֵנוּ
definite הַמְּאוֹד second מְאוֹדְךָ מְאוֹדֵךְ מְאוֹדְכֶם מְאוֹדְכֶן
construct מְאוֹד־ third מְאוֹדוֹ מְאוֹדָהּ מְאוֹדָם מְאוֹדָן

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