The meaning of “מְעַט”
Understanding mᵉʻaṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מְעָט mᵉʻâṭ (meh-awt'); from מָעַט almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter,...
מְעַט
or מְעָט mᵉʻâṭ (meh-awt'); from מָעַט almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very. - a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:30 | “For 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?” Word: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) | |
| Joshua 22:17 | “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,” Word: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) | |
| 1 Kings 17:12 | “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.” Word: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) | |
| Nehemiah 7:4 | “Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.” Word: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) | |
| Song of Solomon 3:4 | “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.” Word: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) |
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