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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #4592 - מְעָט
Transliteration
mᵉʻaṭ
Phonetics
meh-at', meh-awt'
Origin
from (H4591)
Parts of Speech
N/A
TWOT
1228a
Definition
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) littleness, few, a little, fewness
1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little
1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth
Strong's
From H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative): - almost, (some, very) few (-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
From H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative): - almost, (some, very) few (-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
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Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
KJV (98)
Genesis
11
Exodus
2
Leviticus
1
Numbers
7
Deuteronomy
5
Joshua
2
Judges
1
Ruth
1
1 Samuel
4
2 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
2
Job
5
Psalms
10
Proverbs
10
Ecclesiastes
4
Song of Solomon
1
Isaiah
7
Jeremiah
2
Ezekiel
4
Daniel
2
Hosea
2
Haggai
3
Zechariah
1
NAS (112)
Genesis
12
Exodus
3
Leviticus
1
Numbers
7
Deuteronomy
6
Joshua
2
Judges
1
Ruth
2
1 Samuel
4
2 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
2
Job
6
Psalms
11
Proverbs
10
Ecclesiastes
4
Song of Solomon
1
Isaiah
8
Jeremiah
3
Ezekiel
8
Daniel
2
Hosea
3
Haggai
4
Zechariah
1
HCS (100)
Genesis
11
Exodus
3
Leviticus
1
Numbers
7
Deuteronomy
6
Joshua
2
Judges
1
Ruth
1
1 Samuel
4
2 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
2
Job
5
Psalms
10
Proverbs
10
Ecclesiastes
4
Song of Solomon
1
Isaiah
7
Jeremiah
2
Ezekiel
5
Daniel
2
Hosea
2
Haggai
3
Zechariah
1
BSB (103)
Genesis
12
Exodus
3
Leviticus
1
Numbers
7
Deuteronomy
6
Joshua
2
Judges
1
Ruth
1
1 Samuel
4
2 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
2
Job
5
Psalms
10
Proverbs
10
Ecclesiastes
5
Song of Solomon
1
Isaiah
7
Jeremiah
2
Ezekiel
5
Daniel
2
Hosea
2
Haggai
3
Zechariah
1
ESV (93)
Genesis
11
Leviticus
1
Numbers
7
Deuteronomy
6
Joshua
2
Judges
1
Ruth
1
1 Samuel
4
2 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
2
Job
5
Psalms
10
Proverbs
10
Ecclesiastes
3
Isaiah
6
Jeremiah
1
Ezekiel
4
Daniel
2
Hosea
2
Haggai
3
Zechariah
1
WEB (103)
Genesis
11
Exodus
3
Leviticus
1
Numbers
8
Deuteronomy
6
Joshua
2
Judges
1
Ruth
1
1 Samuel
4
2 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
3
Job
5
Psalms
10
Proverbs
10
Ecclesiastes
4
Song of Solomon
1
Isaiah
7
Jeremiah
2
Ezekiel
5
Daniel
2
Hosea
2
Haggai
3
Zechariah
1
KJV (98)
almost
5
few
22
fewer
1
fewest
1
lightly
1
little
46
matter
2
small
3
some
2
soon
2
thing
4
very
1
way
1
while
6
worth
1
NAS (112)
Scarcely
1
almost
2
brief
1
close
1
diminish
1
easily
1
enough
3
few
20
fewest
1
little
52
matter
1
merely
1
quickly
1
slight
2
small
5
smaller
4
so
1
some
1
soon
3
thing
2
while
8
HCS (100)
few
1
some
1
*
21
A little
1
Is it not enough
2
Isn't it enough
3
Let a little
1
The little
1
a bit
1
a brief
1
a few
2
a little
19
a small
1
almost
1
any moment
1
are so few
1
by some
1
enough
2
few
8
fewest
1
for a little while
1
for a moment
1
in a little while
1
less
1
little
7
not enough
2
only a few
2
small
2
smaller
2
so a little
1
some
3
that was not enough
1
there were few
1
to decrease in number
1
took a few
1
very little
1
was a little
1
will be few
1
BSB (103)
2
*
6
A little
2
I had just
1
Is it not enough
5
Let a little
2
Little
1
They almost
1
[has] little worth
1
a few
3
a little
16
a little more
1
a short time
1
a smaller one
1
a very little while
1
and a little
2
and smaller tribes
1
are so few
1
but soon you were
1
but there were few
1
by few
1
by little
2
could easily
1
enough
1
few
8
few in number
1
few indeed
2
for a brief
1
for a moment
1
for a small one
1
give me a little
1
had almost
1
how soon
1
in a little while
1
in an instant
2
it amounted to little
1
little
4
lower
1
not enough
3
on the brink
1
only a few
1
only a short distance
1
short
1
so a little
1
some
1
that was not enough
1
the little
1
they are few
1
to a smaller one
1
to diminish
1
very little
1
was a little
1
were the fewest
1
will be few
1
with few men
1
with only a few
1
would soon
1
yet for a little while
1
ESV (93)
Few
1
almost
2
brief
1
brink
1
enough
2
few
15
fewest
1
little
40
little account
2
little way
1
little while
5
might easily
1
quickly
1
short
1
small
6
small matter
1
smaller
2
some
1
soon
4
thing
1
very
2
while
2
WEB (103)
*
9
A little
1
Does it seem a small thing
1
Few
1
For it was little
1
For yet a little while
1
For you have made him a little
1
I and some
1
I had scarcely
1
I have come to the brink
1
I would soon
1
Is it a small thing
1
Is it not enough
1
Little
1
Now for a little
1
Now let a little
1
They are almost
1
They had almost
1
a little
13
a small matter
1
and a little
1
and few
1
and from the few
1
and if that would have been too little
1
and little
1
and the fewer
1
and to the fewer
2
be few
2
but a few
2
by little
1
few
4
for I was but a little
1
for a little
1
for yet a little
1
for you were the fewest
1
in little
1
is a little
2
is it a small thing
1
is little
1
is of little worth
1
it is a little while
1
little
3
little while
2
me a little
1
might easily
1
not a few
1
of it a few
1
or by few
1
so does a little
1
that I may find a little
1
them some
1
to us a very small
1
too little
1
too small
1
us a little
3
was a little
1
were almost
1
were few
1
were too few
1
whether they are few
1
will be very
1
will soon be
1
with a little
1
with a small
1
would but just
1
would have soon
1
would soon
1
yet a little while
1
you by little
1
you shall take few
1
yourself for a little
1
Verse Results
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2347) uom (מאהתה MAhTh) AC: ? CO: Little AB: ?: [from: uq]
V) uom (מאהתה MAhTh) - Less: To be less, fewer or diminished in size or amount. KJV (22): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) diminish, few, less, little, fewness, least, minish, decrease, nothing, few - Strongs: H4591 (מָעַט)
Nm) uom (מאהתה MAhTh) - Little: Something that is few or small in size or amount. KJV (102): little, few, while, almost, small, some, matter, light, very, worth - Strongs: H4592 (מְעָט)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2023
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
List of Word Forms
בִּמְעַט־ בִמְעָֽט׃ במעט־ במעט׃ הַמְעַ֖ט הַמְעַ֗ט הַמְעַ֣ט הַמְעַ֤ט הַמְעַ֥ט הַמְעַט֙ הַמְעַט־ המעט המעט־ וְלַמְעַ֕ט וְלַמְעַט֙ וּמְעַ֣ט וּמְעַט־ ולמעט ומעט ומעט־ כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט כִּ֠מְעַט כִּ֭מְעַט כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ כִּמְעַ֖ט כִּמְעַ֞ט כִּמְעַ֣ט כִּמְעַט֙ כִּמְעַט־ כִּמְעָ֑ט כִּמְעָֽט׃ כִמְעַט־ כמעט כמעט־ כמעט׃ לִמְעָ֔ט לִמְעָֽט׃ למעט למעט׃ מְ֭עַט מְּ֭עַט מְּעַ֨ט ׀ מְּעָ֔ט מְּעָֽט׃ מְעַ֓ט ׀ מְעַ֔ט מְעַ֖ט מְעַ֗ט מְעַ֛ט מְעַ֞ט מְעַ֣ט מְעַ֤ט מְעַ֥ט מְעַ֨ט מְעַט֙ מְעַט֩ מְעַט֮ מְעַטִּ֑ים מְעַטִּֽים׃ מְעַט־ מְעָ֑ט מְעָ֔ט מְעָ֗ט מְעָֽט׃ מִעֵ֔טוּ מעט מעט־ מעט׃ מעטו מעטים מעטים׃ ḇim‘āṭ bim‘aṭ- ḇim·‘āṭ bim·‘aṭ- bimat chimat ham‘aṭ ham‘aṭ- ham·‘aṭ ham·‘aṭ- hamAt kim‘aṭ kim‘āṭ kim‘aṭ- ḵim‘aṭ- kim·‘aṭ kim·‘āṭ kim·‘aṭ- ḵim·‘aṭ- Kimat lim‘āṭ lim·‘āṭ limAt mə‘aṭ mə‘āṭ mə‘aṭ- mə‘aṭṭîm mə·‘aṭ mə·‘āṭ mə·‘aṭ- mə·‘aṭ·ṭîm meat meatTim mi‘êṭū mi·‘ê·ṭū miEtu ū·mə·‘aṭ ū·mə·‘aṭ- ūmə‘aṭ ūmə‘aṭ- umeAt velamAt vimAt wə·lam·‘aṭ wəlam‘aṭ
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary developed by Jeff Garrison for StudyLight.org. Copyright 1999-2023. All Rights Reserved, Jeff Garrison, Gdansk, Poland.
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