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Lexicon :: Strong's H4591 - māʿaṭ

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מָעַט
Transliteration
māʿaṭ
Pronunciation
maw-at'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1228

Strong’s Definitions

מָעַט mâʻaṭ, maw-at'; a primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective):—suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H4591 in the following manner: diminish (5x), few (4x), less (4x), little (3x), fewness (1x), least (1x), minished (1x), decrease (1x), nothing (1x), few in number (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H4591 in the following manner: diminish (5x), few (4x), less (4x), little (3x), fewness (1x), least (1x), minished (1x), decrease (1x), nothing (1x), few in number (1x).

  1. to be or become small, be few, be diminished

    1. (Qal)

      1. to diminish

      2. to be too small

    2. (Piel) to become few

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make small, make few, diminish

      2. to give less

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָעַט mâʻaṭ, maw-at'; a primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective):—suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
STRONGS H4591: Abbreviations
† [מָעַט] verb be or become small, diminished, few (Late Hebrew, Talmud, id.; Arabic bdb058902 is to be without hair on the body) —
Qal Imperfect יִמְעַט Exodus 12:4, 2nd person masculine plural תִּמְעָ֑טוּ Jeremiah 29:6, 3rd person masculine plural יִמְעָ֑טוּ Isaiah 21:17 +, וַיִּמְעֲטוּ Psalm 107:39; Infinitive מְעֹט Leviticus 25:16; — Exodus 12:4 אִסיִֿמְעַט הַבַּיִת מִהְיוֺת מִשֶּׂה if the house be too small for a lamb; Nehemiah 9:32 אַליִֿמְעַט לְפָנֶיךָ אֵת כָּלהַֿתְּלָאָה (compare Ges§ 117 l); of a people, Jeremiah 29:6 וּרְבוּ שָׁם וְאַלתִּֿמְעָ֑טוּ and become not few, Jeremiah 30:19 וְהִרְבִּתִים וְלֹא יִמְעָ֔טוּ, Isaiah 21:17; Psalm 107:39; Proverbs 13:11 הוֺן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָ֑ט diminishes (opposed to יַרְבֶּה); Leviticus 25:16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים according to the fewness of the years.
Pi. become few (Ges§ 52 k), Perfect 3rd person plural Ecclesiastes 12:3 וּבָֽטְלוּ הַטֹּחֲנוֺת כִּי מִעֵ֔טוּ.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה (Ges§ 49 k), Leviticus 26:22, 1st person singular with suffix וְהִמְעַטְתִּים Ezekiel 29:15; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּמְעִיט Leviticus 25:16, תַּמְעִטֵ֫נִי Jeremiah 10:34, 2nd person feminine singular תַּמְעִ֫יטִי 2 Kings 4:3, etc.; — make small or few, diminish:
a. Leviticus 26:22 (of the sword) וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה אֶתְכֶם, Ezekiel 29:15 וְהִמְעַטְתִּים, Jeremiah 10:24 פֶּן־ אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ lest thou make me (the people) small, Psalm 107:38 וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט; Leviticus 25:16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֺ according to the smallness (fewness) of the years, thou shalt make small its price, Numbers 26:54 לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֺ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֺ and to the small (few) thou shalt make small his inheritance (so Numbers 33:54).
b. qualifying an action (sometimes to be understood from the context), Exodus 16:17 וַיִּלְקְטוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט and they gathered, he that made much, and he that made little (that is לִלְקֹט), Exodus 16:18; Numbers 11:32 עשׂרה חמרים הממעיט אסף, 2 Kings 4:3 כֵּלִים רֵקִים אַלתַּֿמְעִיטִי empty vessels make not few (that is, in borrowing); Exodus 30:15 הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל לָתֵת וגו׳ shall not diminish from the half shekel to give, i.e. shall not give less, Numbers 35:8 מֵאֵת הָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ and from the few ye shall make few (that is לָתֵת), i.e. ye shall give few (cities).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

12:4; 12:4; 16:17; 16:18; 30:15

Leviticus

25:16; 25:16; 25:16; 25:16; 26:22; 26:22

Numbers

11:32; 26:54; 33:54; 35:8

2 Kings

4:3; 4:3

Nehemiah

9:32

Psalms

107:38; 107:39; 107:39

Proverbs

13:11

Ecclesiastes

12:3

Isaiah

21:17; 21:17

Jeremiah

10:24; 29:6; 29:6; 30:19

Ezekiel

29:15; 29:15

H4591

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Strong's Number H4591 matches the Hebrew מָעַט (māʿaṭ),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:4 - وَإِنْ كَانَ الْبَيْتُ صَغِيراً لَا يَسْتَهْلِكُ حَمَلاً كَامِلاً، يَتَقَاسَمُهُ هُوَ وَجَارُهُ الْقَرِيبُ مِنْهُ بِحَسَبِ عَدَدِ الأَشْخَاصِ الْمَوْجُودِينَ هُنَاكَ، بِمِقْدَارِ مَا يَسْتَطِيعُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ مِنَ الْحَمَلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:17 - فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ هَكَذَا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ مُكَثِّراً، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ مُقِلًّا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:18 - وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا كَالُوا بِالعُمِرِ مَا الْتَقَطُوهُ، فَإِنَّ الْمُكَثِّرَ لَمْ يَفْضُلْ عَنْهُ، وَالمُقِلَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ شَيْءٌ، فَجَمَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:15 - فَلا يُعْطِي الْغَنِيُّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نِصْفِ شَاقِلٍ (نَحْوِ سِتَّةِ جِرَامَاتٍ) وَلا يَدْفَعُ الْفَقِيرُ أَقَلَّ مِنْهَا لأَنَّهَا تَقْدِمَةُ الرَّبِّ، لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ نُفُوسِكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:16 - فَكُلَّمَا كَثُرَتِ السِّنُونَ تَزِيدُ قِيمَتُهُ، وَكُلَّمَا قَلَّتِ السِّنُونَ يَنْخَفِضُ ثَمَنُهُ، لأَنَّهُ يَبِيعُكَ بِنَاءً عَلَى عَدَدِ الْغَلّاتِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:22 - وَأُطْلِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ وُحُوشَ الصَّحْرَاءِ فَتَفْتَرِسُ أَوْلادَكُمْ وَتُهْلِكُ بَهَائِمَكُمْ، وَتُنْقِصُ مِنْ عَدَدِكُمْ، فَتُقْفِرُ طُرُقَاتُكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:32 - فَهَبَّ الشَّعْبُ طَوَالَ ذَلِكَ النَّهَارِ وَاللَّيْلِ، وَكُلَّ نَهَارِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي يَلْتَقِطُونَ السُّمَانِيَ. فَكَانَتْ أَقَلُّ كَمِّيَّةٍ جُمِعَتْ حَوَالَيْ عَشْرَةِ حَوَامِرَ (نَحْوَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ لِتْرٍ)، ثُمَّ نَشَرُوهَا حَوْلَ الْمُخَيَّمِ لِتَجِفَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:54 - فَالسِّبْطُ الْكَبِيرُ أَعْطِهِ نَصِيباً أَكْبَرَ، وَالسِّبْطُ الصَّغِيرُ أَعْطِهِ نَصِيباً أَقَلَّ. أَعْطِ كُلَّ سِبْطٍ حَسَبَ أَعْدَادِ أَفْرَادِهِ الْمُحْصَيْنَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:54 - اقْتَسِمُوا الأَرْضَ بِالْقُرْعَةِ حَسَبَ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ، فَالسِّبْطُ الْكَبِيرُ يَأْخُذُ نَصِيباً أَكْبَرَ، وَالسِّبْطُ الصَّغِيرُ يَنَالُ نَصِيباً أَقَلَّ. وَكُلٌّ يُقِيمُ حَيْثُ يَخْرُجُ لَهُ بِالْقُرْعَةِ، وَاقْتَسِمُوا الأَرْضَ حَسَبَ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:8 - وَالْمُدُنُ الَّتِي تُعْطُونَهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ مِمَّا يَمْلِكُهُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ، تُعْطُونَهَا بِمَا يَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ مِيرَاثِ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ: خُذُوا مُدُناً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَدَداً أَكْبَرَ، وَخُذُوا مُدُناً أَقَلَّ مِنَ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ الْقَلِيلَ، فَيُعْطِيَ كُلُّ سِبْطٍ مِنْ مُدُنِهِ بِمَا يَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ مِيرَاثِهِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - فَقَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ: «اذْهَبِي اسْتَعِيرِي أَوَانِيَ فَاِرغَةً مِنْ عِنْدِ جَمِيعِ جِيرَانِكِ وَأَكْثِرِي مِنْهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32 - وَالآنَ يَا إِلَهَنَا، أَيُّهَا الإِلَهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمَرْهُوبُ حَافِظُ الْعَهْدِ وَمُغْدِقُ الرَّحْمَةِ، لَا تَسْتَصْغِرْ كُلَّ الْمَشَقَّاتِ الَّتِي أَصَابَتْنَا نَحْنُ وَمُلُوكَنَا وَرُؤَسَاءَنَا وَكَهَنَتَنَا وَأَنْبِيَاءَنَا وَآبَاءَنَا وَكُلَّ شَعْبِكَ، مُنْذُ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ أَشُّورَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:38 - وَيُبَارِكُهُمْ أَيْضاً فَيَتَكَاثَرُونَ جِدّاً، وَلَا يَدَعُ مَوَاشِيَهُمْ تَتَنَاقَصُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:39 - عِنْدَمَا يَقِلُّ الشَّعْبُ وَيَذِلُّ بِفِعْلِ الضِّيقِ وَالْبَلايَا وَالأَحْزَانِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:11 - مَالُ الظُّلْمِ يَتَبَدَّدُ سَرِيعاً، وَالْمَالُ الْمُدَّخَرُ مِنْ تَعَبِ الْيَدِ يَزْدَادُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - فِي يَوْمٍ تَرْتَعِدُ فِيهِ حَفَظَةُ الْبَيْتِ (الأَذْرُعُ)، وَيَنْحَنِي الرِّجَالُ الأَشِدَّاءُ (الأَرْجُلُ الْقَوِيَّةُ)، وَتَكُفُّ الطَّوَاحِينُ (الأَسْنَانُ) لِقِلَّتِهَا، وَتُظْلِمُ الْعُيُونُ الْمُطِلَّةُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَجْفَانِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:17 - وَتَكُونُ بَقِيَّةُ الرُّمَاةِ، الأَبْطَالُ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ قِيدَارَ، قِلَّةً. لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:24 - قَوِّمْنِي يَا رَبُّ بِحَقِّكَ لَا بِغَضَبِكَ، لِئَلَّا تُلاشِيَنِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:6 - تَزَوَّجُوا وَأَنْجِبُوا بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ، وَاتَّخِذُوا نِسَاءً لأَبْنَائِكُمْ وَزَوِّجُوا بَنَاتِكُمْ، وَلْيَلِدْنَ أَبْنَاءَ وَبَنَاتٍ. وَتَكَاثَرُوا هُنَاكَ، وَلا تَتَنَاقَصُوا،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:19 - وَتَصْدُرُ عَنْهُمْ تَرَانِيمُ الشُّكْرِ مَعَ أَهَازِيجِ أَصْوَاتِ الْمُطْرِبِينَ، وَأُكَثِّرُهُمْ فَلا يَكُونُونَ قِلَّةً، وَأُكْرِمُهُمْ فَلا يَسْتَذِلُّونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - بَلْ تَكُونُ أَحْقَرَ الْمَمَالِكِ فَلا تَتَشَامَخُ بَعْدُ عَلَى بَقِيَّةِ الأُمَمِ، وَأَجْعَلُهُمْ أَقَلِّيَّةً لِئَلّا يَتَسَلَّطُوا عَلَى الشُّعُوبِ.
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