מעט
mâ‛aṭ
maw-at'
A primitive root; properly to pare off, that is, lessen; intransitively to be (or causatively to make) small or few (or figuratively ineffective)
KJV Usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, X borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (X give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
1. to be or become small, be few, be diminished a. (Qal) 1. to diminish 2. to be too small b. (Piel) to become few c. (Hiphil) 1. to make small, make few, diminish 2. to give less
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 1228
Parts of Speech: Verb TBESH:
מָעַט
ma.at
H:V
to diminish
1) 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
maat G3641 oligos maat hi. G1641 elattoneo maat hi. G3641 oligos maat qal,hi G1642 elattoo maat qal.,hi. G1640 elasson kimat G1587 ek leipo * kimat G3398 mikros *
Related words
H4591
H4592 מעט מעט me ‛aṭ me ‛âṭמעט מעט
me ‛aṭ me ‛âṭ
meh-at',meh-awt'
From H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
KJV Usage: almost, (some, very) few (-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
H4593 מעט mâ‛ôṭמעט
mâ‛ôṭ
maw-ote'
Passive adjective of H4591; thinned (as to the edge), that is, sharp