מָעַט
Strong's H4591
mâʻaṭ
/maw-at'/
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H4591
- Hebrew
- מָעַט
- Transliteration
- mâʻaṭ
- Pronunciation
- /maw-at'/
- KJV Translations
- 12 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
suffer to decreasediminish(beborrow agivemake) few (in number-ness)gather least (little)be (seem) little(give the) lessbe minishedbring to nothing
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of mâʻaṭ:
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