H4592 מעט מעט - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number


מעט 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.


Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB4758

מעט מעט

1. littleness, few, a little, fewness
a. little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little
b. like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth
Origin: from H4591
TWOT: 1228a
Parts of Speech:
TBESH:
מְעַט
me.at
H:N-M
little
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

View how H4592 מעט מעט is used in the Bible

First 30 of 102 occurrences of H4592 מעט מעט

Genesis 18:4 Let a little
Genesis 24:17 a little
Genesis 24:43 I pray thee, a little
Genesis 26:10 might lightly
Genesis 30:15 to her, Is it a small matter
Genesis 30:30 For it was little
Genesis 43:2 us a little
Genesis 43:11 a little
Genesis 43:11 and a little
Genesis 44:25 us a little
Genesis 47:9 few
Exodus 17:4 they are almost
Exodus 23:30 By little
Exodus 23:30 and little
Leviticus 25:52 but few
Numbers 13:18 few
Numbers 16:9 Seemeth it but a small thing
Numbers 16:13 Is it a small thing
Numbers 26:54 and to few
Numbers 26:56 and few.
Numbers 33:54 and to the fewer
Numbers 35:8 but from them that have few
Deuteronomy 7:7 for ye were the fewest
Deuteronomy 7:22 thee by little
Deuteronomy 7:22 and little:
Deuteronomy 26:5 a few,
Deuteronomy 28:38 but little;
Deuteronomy 28:62 few
Joshua 7:3 there; for they are but few.
Joshua 22:17 too little

Distinct usage

11 a little
5 few
3 us a little
2 and a little
2 Is it a small thing
2 Yet a little
2 little
2 little while,
1 Let a little
1 I pray thee, a little
1 might lightly
1 to her, Is it a small matter
1 but few
1 and to few
1 and few.
1 and to the fewer
1 for ye were the fewest
1 but little;
1 there; for they are but few.
1 to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little
1 and if that had been too little,
1 was a little
1 a little way
1 me, I pray thee, a little
1 a little;
1 were too few,
1 And now for a little
1 I and some
1 were few,
1 small
1 for a little while,
1 would soon
1 For yet a little while,
1 were almost
1 be few;
1 They had almost
1 is little worth.
1 and few
1 to us a very small
1 shall be very
1 her: yet a little while,
1 of them a few
1 a small matter,
1 Seemeth it a small thing
1 with a little
1 for yet a little
1 and, lo, it came to little;
1 it is a little while,
1 I was almost
1 not a few.
1 had almost
1 It was but a little
1 they are almost
1 even a few,
1 yea, very few,
1 with a small
1 too little
1 For it was little
1 is a little
1 but from them that have few

Corresponding Greek Words

meat G1024 brachus
meat G2425 hikanos
meat G3398 mikros
meat G3641 oligos
meat meat G3398 mikros
hammamit G3641 oligos *

Related words

H4592

H4591 מעט mâ‛aṭ

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.


H4593 מעט mâ‛ôṭ
מעט
mâ‛ôṭ
maw-ote'
Passive adjective of H4591; thinned (as to the edge), that is, sharp

KJV Usage: wrapped up.