מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) — Almost Few
Hebrew word study: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ), Strong's H4592. a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
KJV translation words: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
Strong's H4592 is tagged on 101 words in 92 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 18:4 and last appears in Zechariah 1:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 92)
- Genesis 18:4 — מְעַט — a little of
- Genesis 24:17 — מְעַט — a little of
- Genesis 24:43 — מְעַט — a little of
- Genesis 26:10 — כִּמְעַט — like a little
- Genesis 30:15 — הַמְעַט — ¿ small
- Genesis 30:30 — מְעַט — a little
- Genesis 43:2 — מְעַט — a little of
- Genesis 43:11 — מְעַט — a little of
- Genesis 44:25 — מְעַט — a little of
- Genesis 47:9 — מְעַט — few
- Exodus 17:4 — מְעַט — a little
- Exodus 23:30 — מְעַט — little
- Leviticus 25:52 — מְעַט — few
- Numbers 13:18 — הַמְעַט — ¿ few
- Numbers 16:9 — הַמְעַט — ¿ is it too small
- Numbers 16:13 — הַמְעַט — ¿ is it small
- Numbers 26:54 — וְלַמְעַט — and for the few
- Numbers 26:56 — לִמְעָט ס — and the few
- Numbers 33:54 — וְלַמְעַט — and for the few
- Numbers 35:8 — הַמְעַט — the few
- Deuteronomy 7:7 — הַמְעַט — were the few
- Deuteronomy 7:22 — מְעַט — little
- Deuteronomy 26:5 — מְעָט — fewness
- Deuteronomy 28:38 — וּמְעַט — and little
- Deuteronomy 28:62 — מְעָט — fewness
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Named in this entry's derivation: H4591 מָעַט (mâʻaṭ).
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Frequently asked questions
What does mᵉʻaṭ (H4592) mean?
A little or few (often adverbial or compar.).
How is H4592 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4592 as: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very..
How often does מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) appear?
Strong's H4592 is tagged on 101 words in 92 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 18:4 and last appears in Zechariah 1:15.
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