מָעַט
ma.at
“to diminish”
Definition
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
a primitive root;
- to be or become small, be few, be diminished 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to diminish 1a2) to be too small 1b) (Piel) to become few 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make small, make few, diminish 1c2) to give less
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
מָעַט appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.
Correct me, O LORD,but only with justice—not in Your anger,or You will bring me to nothing.
I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
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