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מְאֹד
mᵉʼôd · Hebrew · Strong's H3966 · 300 occurrences
The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “great”
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)
from the same as H181 (אוּד);
How the KJV renders it
diligently, especially, exceeding, far, fast, good, great, mightily, much, quickly, sore, utterly, well
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“great”
also renders
hikanós (G2425), mégas (G3173), pleíōn (G4119), lían (G3029), ʼîysh (H376), ʼatstsîyl (H679), baʻal (H1167), bâqâr (H1241), gᵉlâl (H1560), chûwl (H2342), chalchâlâh (H2479), kâbad (H3513), kâbêd (H3515), lâbîyʼ (H3833), marbeh (H4766), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), rab (H7229), rabrab (H7260), racham (H7356), saggîyʼ (H7689)“sore”
also renders
hélkos (G1668), hikanós (G2425), kakōs (G2560), sphódra (G4970), lían (G3029), polýs (G4183), châzâq (H2389), châlâh (H2470), yâçar (H3256), kâbêd (H3515), kâçaph (H3700), maʻal (H4604), mârats (H4834), tsûwd (H6679), qâsheh (H7186), râbâh (H7235), raʻ (H7451), saggîyʼ (H7690)“well”
also renders
agathós (G18), kalōs (G2573), pēgḗ (G4077), epiginṓskō (G1921), kalós (G2570), phréar (G5421), eû (G2095), bôwr (H953), ṭôwb (H2896), yâpheh (H3303), kên (H3651), kên (H3653), maʻyân (H4599), mâqôwr (H4726)“good”
also renders
chrēstótēs (G5544), chrēstós (G5543), hikanós (G2425), kalōs (G2573), bíos (G979), kalós (G2570), eû (G2095), ʼîysh (H376), bâsar (H1319), châçîyd (H2623), ṭâb (H2869), ʻôwd (H5750), rᵉkûwsh (H7399)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
300 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 10:4 HD1 Chronicles 16:25 HD1 Chronicles 18:8 HD1 Chronicles 19:5 HD1 Chronicles 20:2 HD1 Chronicles 21:8 HD1 Chronicles 21:13 HD1 Kings 1:4 HD1 Kings 1:6 HD1 Kings 1:15 HD1 Kings 2:12 HD1 Kings 4:29 HD1 Kings 5:7 HD1 Kings 7:47 HD1 Kings 10:2 HD1 Kings 10:10 HD1 Kings 10:11 HD1 Kings 11:19 HD1 Kings 17:17 HD1 Kings 18:3 HD1 Kings 21:26 HD1 Samuel 2:17 HD1 Samuel 2:22 HD1 Samuel 4:10 HD1 Samuel 5:9 HD1 Samuel 5:11 HD1 Samuel 11:6 HD1 Samuel 11:15 HD1 Samuel 12:18 HD1 Samuel 14:20 HD1 Samuel 14:31 HD1 Samuel 16:21 HD1 Samuel 17:11 HD1 Samuel 17:24 HD1 Samuel 18:8 HD1 Samuel 18:15 HD1 Samuel 18:30 HD1 Samuel 19:1 HD1 Samuel 19:4 HD1 Samuel 20:19 HD1 Samuel 21:12 HD1 Samuel 25:2 HD1 Samuel 25:15 HD1 Samuel 25:36 HD1 Samuel 26:21 HD1 Samuel 28:5 HD1 Samuel 28:15 HD1 Samuel 28:20 HD1 Samuel 28:21 HD1 Samuel 30:6 HD1 Samuel 31:3 HD1 Samuel 31:4 HD2 Chronicles 4:18 HD2 Chronicles 7:8 HD2 Chronicles 9:1 HD2 Chronicles 9:9 HD2 Chronicles 11:12 HD2 Chronicles 14:13 HD2 Chronicles 16:8 HD2 Chronicles 16:14 HR/Ncmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.