Word Study · Strong's H4592
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
“a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)”
- 101occurrencescanonical count
- 101tagged so farloaded book by book
- 28books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
101 loaded
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 11Exodus 3Leviticus 1Numbers 7Deuteronomy 6Joshua 2Judges 1Ruth 11 Samuel 42 Samuel 31 Kings 22 Kings 11 Chronicles 12 Chronicles 2Ezra 2Nehemiah 2Job 5Psalms 10Proverbs 10Ecclesiastes 4Song of Solomon 1Isaiah 7Jeremiah 2Ezekiel 5Daniel 2Hosea 2Haggai 3Zechariah 1
Genesis11 occurrences
let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Genesis 18:4מְעַט־me.'at- — a little ofHNcmscGenesis 24:17מְעַט־me.'at- — a little ofHNcmscGenesis 24:43מְעַט־me.'at- — a little ofHNcmscGenesis 26:10כִּ֠מְעַטKim.'at — like a littleHR/NcmsaGenesis 30:15הַמְעַט֙ham.'At — ¿ smallHTi/NcmsaGenesis 30:30מְעַט֩me.'At — a littleHNcmsaGenesis 43:2מְעַט־me.'at- — a little ofHNcmscGenesis 43:11וּמְעַ֣טu.me.'At — and a little ofHC/NcmscGenesis 43:11מְעַ֤טme.'At — a little ofHNcmscGenesis 44:25מְעַט־me.'at- — a little ofHNcmscGenesis 47:9מְעַ֣טme.'At — fewHNcmsa
Exodus3 occurrences
And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Leviticus1 occurrence
And 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.The first tagged occurrence in Leviticus.
Numbers7 occurrences
and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Numbers 13:18הַמְעַ֥טham.'At — ¿ fewHTi/NcmsaNumbers 16:9הַמְעַ֣טham.'At — ¿ [is it too] smallHTi/NcmsaNumbers 16:13הַמְעַ֗טham.'At — ¿ [is it] smallHTi/NcmsaNumbers 26:54וְלַמְעַ֕טve.lam.'At — and for the fewHC/Rd/NcmsaNumbers 26:56לִמְעָֽט׃ סlim.'At — and [the] fewHR/NcmsaNumbers 33:54וְלַמְעַט֙ve.lam.'At — and for the fewHC/Rd/NcmsaNumbers 35:8הַמְעַ֖טham.'At — the fewHTd/Ncmsa
Deuteronomy6 occurrences
Jehovah 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:The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
Joshua2 occurrences
And 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.The first tagged occurrence in Joshua.
Judges1 occurrence
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.The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
Ruth1 occurrence
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.The first tagged occurrence in Ruth.
1 Samuel4 occurrences
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.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
2 Samuel3 occurrences
and 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.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
1 Kings2 occurrences
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.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
2 Kings1 occurrence
And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Kings.
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
Ezra2 occurrences
Nehemiah2 occurrences
Job5 occurrences
Psalms10 occurrences
Psalms 2:12כִּמְעַ֣טkim.'At — like a littleHR/NcmsaPsalms 8:5מְּ֭עַטMe.'at — littleHNcmsaPsalms 37:10מְ֭עַטMe.'at — a littleHNcmsaPsalms 37:16מְ֭עַטMe.'at — [the] littleHNcmsaPsalms 73:2כִּ֭מְעַטKim.'at — like a littleHR/NcmsaPsalms 81:14כִּ֭מְעַטKim.'at — like a littleHR/NcmsaPsalms 94:17כִּמְעַ֓ט׀kim.'At — like a littleHR/NcmsaPsalms 105:12כִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'At — like a littleHR/NcmsaPsalms 109:8מְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.Tim — fewHNcmpaPsalms 119:87כִּ֭מְעַטKim.'at — like a littleHR/Ncmsa
Proverbs10 occurrences
Proverbs 5:14כִּ֭מְעַטKim.'at — like a littleHR/NcmsaProverbs 6:10מְעַ֣טme.'At — a little ofHNcmscProverbs 6:10מְעַ֣טme.'At — a little ofHNcmscProverbs 6:10מְעַ֓ט׀me.'At — a little ofHNcmscProverbs 10:20כִּמְעָֽט׃kim.'At — [is] like a littleHR/NcmsaProverbs 15:16מְ֭עַטMe.'at — a littleHNcmsaProverbs 16:8מְ֭עַטMe.'at — a littleHNcmsaProverbs 24:33מְעַ֣טme.'At — a little ofHNcmscProverbs 24:33מְעַ֓ט׀me.'At — a little ofHNcmscProverbs 24:33מְעַ֣טme.'At — a little ofHNcmsc
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah7 occurrences
Isaiah 1:9כִּמְעָ֑טkim.'At — like a littleHR/NcmsaIsaiah 7:13הַמְעַ֤טham.'At — ¿ [too] littleHTi/NcmsaIsaiah 10:7מְעָֽט׃me.'At — a fewHNcmsaIsaiah 10:25מְעַ֣טme.'At — a little ofHNcmscIsaiah 16:14מְעַ֛טme.'At — littleHNcmsaIsaiah 26:20כִמְעַט־khim.'at- — like a little ofHR/NcmscIsaiah 29:17מְעַ֣טme.'At — a little ofHNcmsc