Strong’s H4591
מָעַט — mâʻaṭ
מָעַט (mâʻaṭ, Strong’s H4591) means: properly, to pare off, i.
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
- H4591
- /maw-at'/
- 22× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- mâʻaṭ
- Pronunciation
- maw-at'
- Occurrences
- 22
Meaning
- Hebrew
- מָעַט
- Definition
- properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Words derived from mâʻaṭ
- מְעַט mᵉʻaṭH4592 · a little or few · 101×
- מָעֹט mâʻôṭH4593 · thinned · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use mâʻaṭ (22 times in all).
Sources
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