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
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H4592 — מְעַט
me.at · little · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 18:4 · מְעַט־let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:Genesis 24:17 · מְעַט־And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.Genesis 24:43 · מְעַט־behold, I am standing by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;Genesis 26:10 · כִּ֠מְעַטAnd Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.Genesis 30:15 · הַמְעַט֙And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.Genesis 30:30 · מְעַט֩For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?Genesis 43:2 · מְעַט־And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.Genesis 43:11 · מְעַ֤ט · וּמְעַ֣טAnd their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;Genesis 44:25 · מְעַט־And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.Genesis 47:9 · מְעַ֣טAnd Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.Exodus 17:4 · מְעַ֖טAnd Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.Exodus 23:30 · מְעַ֥ט · מְעַ֛טBy little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.Leviticus 25:52 · מְעַ֞טAnd if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the price of his redemption.Numbers 13:18 · הַמְעַ֥טand see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;Numbers 16:9 · הַמְעַ֣טseemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;Numbers 16:13 · הַמְעַ֗טis it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?Numbers 26:54 · וְלַמְעַ֕טTo the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.Numbers 26:56 · לִמְעָֽט׃ סAccording to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.Numbers 33:54 · וְלַמְעַט֙And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit.Numbers 35:8 · הַמְעַ֖טAnd concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites.Deuteronomy 7:7 · הַמְעַ֖טJehovah did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all peoples:Deuteronomy 7:22 · מְעַ֣ט · מְעָ֑טAnd Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.Deuteronomy 26:5 · מְעָ֑טAnd thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.Deuteronomy 28:38 · וּמְעַ֣טThou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.Deuteronomy 28:62 · מְעָ֔טAnd ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.Joshua 7:3 · מְעַ֖טAnd they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.Joshua 22:17 · הַמְעַט־Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,Judges 4:19 · מְעַט־And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.Ruth 2:7 · מְעָֽט׃and she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.1 Samuel 14:6 · בִמְעָֽט׃And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.1 Samuel 14:29 · מְעַ֖טThen said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.1 Samuel 14:43 · מְעַ֥טThen Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die.1 Samuel 17:28 · מְעַ֨טAnd Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.2 Samuel 12:8 · מְעָ֔טand I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.2 Samuel 16:1 · מְעַט֙And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 Samuel 19:36 · כִּמְעַ֞טThy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?1 Kings 17:10 · מְעַט־So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.1 Kings 17:12 · וּמְעַט־And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.2 Kings 10:18 · מְעָ֑טAnd Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.1 Chronicles 16:19 · כִּמְעַ֖טWhen ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;2 Chronicles 12:7 · כִּמְעַט֙And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.2 Chronicles 29:34 · לִמְעָ֔טBut the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.Ezra 9:8 · כִּמְעַט־ · מְעַ֖טAnd now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.Nehemiah 2:12 · מְעַט֮And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.Nehemiah 7:4 · מְעַ֖טNow the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.Job 10:20 · מְעַ֣ט · מְּעָֽט׃Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,Job 15:11 · הַמְעַ֣טAre the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?Job 24:24 · מְּעַ֨ט׀They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.Job 32:22 · כִּ֝מְעַ֗טFor I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away.Psalm 2:12 · כִּמְעַ֣טKiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.Psalm 8:5 · מְּ֭עַטFor thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.Psalm 37:10 · מְ֭עַטFor yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.Psalm 37:16 · מְ֭עַטBetter is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.Psalm 73:2 · כִּ֭מְעַטBut as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.Psalm 81:14 · כִּ֭מְעַטI would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.Psalm 94:17 · כִּמְעַ֓ט׀Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.Psalm 105:12 · כִּ֝מְעַ֗טWhen they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.Psalm 109:8 · מְעַטִּ֑יםLet his days be few; And let another take his office.Psalm 119:87 · כִּ֭מְעַטThey had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.Proverbs 5:14 · כִּ֭מְעַטI was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.Proverbs 6:10 · מְעַ֣ט · מְעַ֣ט · מְעַ֓ט׀Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:Proverbs 10:20 · כִּמְעָֽט׃The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.Proverbs 15:16 · מְ֭עַטBetter is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.Proverbs 16:8 · מְ֭עַטBetter is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.Proverbs 24:33 · מְעַ֣ט · מְעַ֣ט · מְעַ֓ט׀Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;Ecclesiastes 5:2 · מְעַטִּֽים׃Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.Ecclesiastes 5:12 · מְעַ֥טThe sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.Ecclesiastes 9:14 · מְעָ֑טThere was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.Ecclesiastes 10:1 · מְעָֽט׃Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.Song of Solomon 3:4 · כִּמְעַט֙It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.Isaiah 1:9 · כִּמְעָ֑טExcept Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.Isaiah 7:13 · הַמְעַ֤טAnd he said, Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also?Isaiah 10:7 · מְעָֽט׃Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.Isaiah 10:25 · מְעַ֣טFor yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.Isaiah 16:14 · מְעַ֛טBut now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.Isaiah 26:20 · כִמְעַט־Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.Isaiah 29:17 · מְעַ֣טIs it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?Jeremiah 42:2 · מְעַט֙and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us),Jeremiah 51:33 · מְעַ֔טFor thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.Daniel 11:23 · בִּמְעַט־And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.Daniel 11:34 · מְעָ֑טNow when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with flatteries.Hosea 1:4 · מְעַ֗טAnd Jehovah said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.Hosea 8:10 · מְּעָ֔טYea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.Haggai 1:6 · מְעָ֗טYe have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.Haggai 1:9 · לִמְעָ֔טYe looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.Haggai 2:6 · מְעַ֣טFor thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;Zechariah 1:15 · מְּעָ֔טAnd I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.