מאוד

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒈠𒀪𒁕 (ma'du), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎄 (mid, mud), Arabic مُدَّة (mudda).

Pronunciation

Adverb

מאוד \ מְאֹד (m'ód)

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

Noun

מאוד \ מְאֹד (m'ód) m (no plural forms, singular construct מאוד \ מְאֹד־)

  1. Strength, ability, power.
    • Deuteronomy 6:5, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ
      v' ahavta et H' eloheikha b'khol l'vavkha uvkhol nafsh'kha uvkhol 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.

References

  • מְאֹד, מְאוֹד” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 611.

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