Strong's H4592: מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ) Definition
- Strong's number
- H4592
- Lemma
- מְעַט
- Transliteration
- mᵉʻaṭ
- Pronunciation
- meh-at'
- Strong's definition
- a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very. or מְעָט; from H4591 (מָעַט);
Ecclesiastes 5:2 - Be not rash with thy mouth and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God God is in heaven and thou upon earth any thing be few
Ecclesiastes 5:12 - is sweet The sleep of a labouring man little or much whether he eat but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - city There was a little men and few within it and there came king a great against it and besieged it and built bulwarks a great
Ecclesiastes 10:1 - flies Dead a stinking savour to send forth cause the ointment of the apothecary him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour folly so doth a little
Exodus 17:4 - cried And Moses unto the LORD saying What shall I do unto this people they be almost ready to stone
Exodus 23:30 - By little By little I will drive them out from before thee until thou be increased and inherit the land
Ezekiel 5:3 - Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number and bind them in thy skirts
Ezekiel 11:16 - Therefore say Therefore say the Lord GOD Although I have cast them far off among the heathen and although I have scattered in the countries sanctuary yet will I be to them as a little in the countries where they shall come
Ezekiel 16:20 - Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters whom thou hast borne unto me and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured a small matter Is this of thy whoredoms
Ezekiel 16:47 - after their ways Yet hast thou not walked after their abominations nor done little but as if that were a very thing thou wast corrupted more than they after their ways
Ezekiel 34:18 - Seemeth it a small thing of your pastures the good unto you to have eaten up the residue of your pastures but ye must tread down with your feet of the deep waters and to have drunk the residue with your feet but ye must foul
Ezra 9:8 - And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God to leave us a remnant to escape and give us a nail place in his holy may lighten our eyes our God and give reviving And now for a little in our bondage
Genesis 18:4 - be fetched I pray you Let a little water and wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree
Genesis 24:17 - ran And the servant to meet her and said Let me I pray thee drink a little water of thy pitcher
Genesis 24:43 - Behold I stand by the well of water and it shall come to pass that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water and I say to drink I pray thee a little of water of thy pitcher
Genesis 26:10 - said And Abimelech What is this thou hast done might lightly have lien unto us one of the people with thy wife and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness
Genesis 30:15 - And she said unto her Is it a small matter and wouldest thou take away and wouldest thou take away mandrakes my son's And she said also And Rachel Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for mandrakes my son's
Genesis 30:30 - For it was little which thou hadst before I came and it is now increased unto a multitude hath blessed and the LORD thee since my coming and now when shall I provide for mine own house
Genesis 43:2 - And it came to pass when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt said their father unto them Go again buy us a little food
Genesis 43:11 - said Israel And their father unto them If it must be so now do this take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels and carry down a present a little balm a little honey spices and myrrh nuts and almonds