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It is often used in the context of describing the richness and abundance of the land or the blessings bestowed by God. The term conveys a sense of value and desirability, often associated with the best of what the earth can produce.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, agricultural abundance was a sign of divine favor and blessing. The land's produce, such as grain, wine, and oil, was not only essential for survival but also for religious offerings and celebrations. The concept of "meged" would resonate deeply with an agrarian society that relied on the fertility of the land for sustenance and prosperity. The term underscores the importance of recognizing God's provision and the inherent value of His creation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>excellence<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>choice (5), choice things (3), fruits* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מֶ֫גֶד</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>excellence</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id., choice fruit</em>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb055004.gif"> <em>fruit</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb055005.gif"> <em>glory, honour, nobility</em>); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> construct <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-13.htm">Deuteronomy 33:13</a> 4t. <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm">Deuteronomy 33</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">מְגָדִים</font> Cant 4:13; Song 7:14; suffix <font class="hebrew2">מְגָדָיו</font> Cant 4:16 — <em>excellence:</em> excellent or choice things; always of gifts of nature: <font class="hebrew2">שָׁמַיִם</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-13.htm">Deuteronomy 33:13</a> i.e. (natural) gifts of heaven; <font class="hebrew2">תְּבוּאֹת שֶׁמֶשׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-14.htm">Deuteronomy 33:14</a>; <font class="hebrew2">גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָחִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-14.htm">Deuteronomy 33:14</a>; <font class="hebrew2">גִּבְעוֺת עוֺלָם</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-15.htm">Deuteronomy 33:15</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">ראֹשׁ הַרֲרֵי קֶדֶם</font>); <font class="hebrew2">אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font>; plural abstract <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מְּרִי מ</font> (= excellent fruit) <a href="/interlinear/songs/4-13.htm">Songs 4:13,16</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> alone = foregoing, <a href="/interlinear/songs/7-14.htm">Songs 7:14</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pleasant, precious fruit thing <p>From an unused root probably meaning to be eminent; properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as a product or fruit -- pleasant, precious fruit (thing). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד וּמִמֶּ֗גֶד וממגד מְגָדִ֑ים מְגָדִ֔ים מְגָדָֽיו׃ מִמֶּ֤גֶד מגדיו׃ מגדים ממגד mə·ḡā·ḏāw mə·ḡā·ḏîm megaDav məḡāḏāw megaDim məḡāḏîm mim·me·ḡeḏ miMeged mimmeḡeḏ ū·mim·me·ḡeḏ umiMeged ūmimmeḡeḏ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/33-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהֹוָ֖ה אַרְצ֑וֹ <b> מִמֶּ֤גֶד </b> שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִטָּ֔ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [be] his land, <span class="itali">With the choice things</span> of heaven,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [be] his land, <span class="itali">for the precious things</span> of heaven,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD his land <span class="itali">the choice</span> of heaven the dew<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/33-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד </b> תְּבוּאֹ֣ת שָׁ֑מֶשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And with the choice</span> yield of the sun,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And for the precious</span> fruits<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the choice</span> yield of the sun<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/33-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְּבוּאֹ֣ת שָׁ֑מֶשׁ <b> וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד </b> גֶּ֥רֶשׁ יְרָחִֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the sun, <span class="itali">And with the choice</span> produce<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [brought forth] by the sun, <span class="itali">and for the precious things</span> put forth<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> yield of the sun <span class="itali">the choice</span> produce of the months<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/33-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַרְרֵי־ קֶ֑דֶם <b> וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד </b> גִּבְע֥וֹת עוֹלָֽם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mountains, <span class="itali">And with the choice things</span> of the everlasting<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mountains, <span class="itali">and for the precious things</span> of the lasting<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mountains of the ancient <span class="itali">the choice</span> hills of the everlasting<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/33-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּמִמֶּ֗גֶד </b> אֶ֚רֶץ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And with the choice things</span> of the earth<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And for the precious things</span> of the earth<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the choice</span> of the earth fullness<p><b><a href="/text/songs/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 4:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִ֖ם פְּרִ֣י <b> מְגָדִ֑ים </b> כְּפָרִ֖ים עִם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of pomegranates <span class="itali">With choice fruits,</span> henna<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of pomegranates, <span class="itali">with pleasant</span> fruits;<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with fruits <span class="itali">choice</span> henna with<p><b><a href="/text/songs/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 4:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיֹאכַ֖ל פְּרִ֥י <b> מְגָדָֽיו׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And eat <span class="itali">its choice</span> fruits!<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and eat <span class="itali">his pleasant</span> fruits.<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and eat fruits <span class="itali">choice</span><p><b><a href="/text/songs/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְּתָחֵ֙ינוּ֙ כָּל־ <b> מְגָדִ֔ים </b> חֲדָשִׁ֖ים גַּם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are all <span class="itali">choice</span> [fruits], Both new<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and at our gates <span class="itali">[are] all manner of pleasant</span> [fruits], new<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> our doors are all <span class="itali">choice</span> new again<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4022.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4022.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4022<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/megadav_4022.htm">mə·ḡā·ḏāw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/megadim_4022.htm">mə·ḡā·ḏîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mimeged_4022.htm">mim·me·ḡeḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umimeged_4022.htm">ū·mim·me·ḡeḏ — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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