Hebrew word study
מָעַט H4591
- Transliteration
- mâʻaṭ
- Pronunciation
- maw-at'
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen
intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen
intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information