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 a little water, I pray you, 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, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.Genesis 24:43 · מְעַט־Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;Genesis 26:10 · כִּ֠מְעַטAnd Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.Genesis 30:15 · הַמְעַט֙And she said unto her, [Is it] a small matter that thou hast taken 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 is [now] increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: 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 corn 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 must be] so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:Genesis 44:25 · מְעַט־And our father said, Go again, [and] buy us a little food.Genesis 47:9 · מְעַ֣טAnd Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage [are] an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and 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 the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be 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 jubile, then he shall count with him, [and] according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.Numbers 13:18 · הַמְעַ֥טAnd see the land, what it [is]; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;Numbers 16:9 · הַמְעַ֣ט[Seemeth 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 the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?Numbers 16:13 · הַמְעַ֗ט[Is it] a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?Numbers 26:54 · וְלַמְעַ֕טTo many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.Numbers 26:56 · לִמְעָֽט׃ סAccording to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.Numbers 33:54 · וְלַמְעַט֙And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: [and] to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s [inheritance] shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.Numbers 35:8 · הַמְעַ֖טAnd the cities which ye shall give [shall be] of the possession of the children of Israel: from [them that have] many ye shall give many; but from [them that have] few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.Deuteronomy 7:7 · הַמְעַ֖טThe LORD 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 people:Deuteronomy 7:22 · מְעַ֣ט · מְעָ֑טAnd the LORD thy God will put 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 speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:Deuteronomy 28:38 · וּמְעַ֣טThou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] 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 wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD 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; [and] make not all the people to labour thither; for they [are but] few.Joshua 22:17 · הַמְעַט־[Is] the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,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, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.1 Samuel 14:6 · בִמְעָֽט׃And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD 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 but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that [was] in mine 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 camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine 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 moreover have given unto thee such and such things.2 Samuel 16:1 · מְעַט֙And when David was a little past the top [of the hill], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 Samuel 19:36 · כִּמְעַ֞טThy servant will go a little way over 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, the widow woman [was] there gathering of 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] the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a 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 shall serve him much.1 Chronicles 16:19 · כִּמְעַ֖טWhen ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.2 Chronicles 12:7 · כִּמְעַט֙And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; [therefore] 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 [other] 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 space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD 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 had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.Nehemiah 7:4 · מְעַ֖טNow the city [was] large and great: 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 · הַמְעַ֣ט[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?Job 24:24 · מְּעַ֨ט׀They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all [other], and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.Job 32:22 · כִּ֝מְעַ֗טFor I know not to give flattering titles; [in so doing] my maker would soon take me away.Psalm 2:12 · כִּמְעַ֣טKiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.Psalm 8:5 · מְּ֭עַטFor thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.Psalm 37:10 · מְ֭עַטFor yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].Psalm 37:16 · מְ֭עַטA little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches 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 should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.Psalm 94:17 · כִּמְעַ֓ט׀Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.Psalm 105:12 · כִּ֝מְעַ֗טWhen they were [but] a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers 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 almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.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 just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.Proverbs 15:16 · מְ֭עַטBetter [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.Proverbs 16:8 · מְ֭עַטBetter [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.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 thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.Ecclesiastes 5:12 · מְעַ֥טThe sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.Ecclesiastes 9:14 · מְעָ֑ט[There 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 ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour.Song of Solomon 3:4 · כִּמְעַט֙[It was] but a little that I passed from them, but 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 the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] 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, but will ye 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 cut off nations not a few.Isaiah 10:25 · מְעַ֣טFor yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.Isaiah 16:14 · מְעַ֛טBut now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant [shall be] very small [and] feeble.Isaiah 26:20 · כִמְעַט־Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.Isaiah 29:17 · מְעַ֣ט[Is] 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 beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD 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 the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon [is] like a threshingfloor, [it is] time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.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 holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.Hosea 1:4 · מְעַ֗טAnd the LORD 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 to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.Hosea 8:10 · מְּעָ֔טYea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for 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 the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.Haggai 2:6 · מְעַ֣טFor thus saith the LORD 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 heathen [that are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.