מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) — Suffer to Decrease
Hebrew word study: מָעַט (mâʻaṭ), Strong's H4591. properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
KJV translation words: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Strong's H4591 is tagged on 22 words in 21 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 12:4 and last appears in Ezekiel 29:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 21)
- Exodus 12:4 — יִמְעַט — it will be too small
- Exodus 16:17 — וְהַמַּמְעִיט — and the one who made little
- Exodus 16:18 — וְהַמַּמְעִיט — and the one who made little
- Exodus 30:15 — יַמְעִיט — he will make little
- Leviticus 25:16 — מְעֹט — the being small of
- Leviticus 26:22 — וְהִמְעִיטָה — and it will diminish
- Numbers 11:32 — הַמַּמְעִיט — the one who did little
- Numbers 26:54 — תַּמְעִיט — you will make small
- Numbers 33:54 — תַּמְעִיט — you will make small
- Numbers 35:8 — תַּמְעִיטוּ — you will decrease
- 2 Kings 4:3 — תַּמְעִיטִי — you make few
- Nehemiah 9:32 — יִמְעַט — it be small
- Psalms 107:38 — יַמְעִיט — he made few
- Psalms 107:39 — וַיִּמְעֲטוּ — and they became few
- Proverbs 13:11 — יִמְעָט — it will become small
- Ecclesiastes 12:3 — מִעֵטוּ — they have become few
- Isaiah 21:17 — יִמְעָטוּ — they will be few
- Jeremiah 10:24 — תַּמְעִטֵנִי — you should diminish me
- Jeremiah 29:6 — תִּמְעָטוּ — you diminish
- Jeremiah 30:19 — יִמְעָטוּ — they will diminish
- Ezekiel 29:15 — וְהִמְעַטְתִּים — and I will make small them
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4592 מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ), H4593 מָעֹט (mâʻôṭ).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does mâʻaṭ (H4591) mean?
Properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective).
How is H4591 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4591 as: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing..
How often does מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) appear?
Strong's H4591 is tagged on 22 words in 21 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 12:4 and last appears in Ezekiel 29:15.
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