Lexicon :: Strong's H4591 - māʿaṭ

מָעַט

Transliteration

māʿaṭ

Pronunciation

maw-at'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1228

Strong's Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4591: Abbreviations

† [מָעַט] verb be or become small, diminished, few (Late Hebrew, Talmud, id.; Arabic 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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

Exo 12:4

Exo 12:4 - And if the household^H1004 be^H1961 too little^H4591 for the lamb,^H7716 let him and his neighbour^H7934 next^H7138 unto his house^H1004 take^H3947 it according to the number^H4373 of the souls;^H5315 every man^H376 according^H6310 to his eating^H400 shall make your count^H3699 for the lamb.^H7716

Exo 16:17

Exo 16:17 - And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did^H6213 so, and gathered,^H3950 some more,^H7235 some less.^H4591

Exo 16:18

Exo 16:18 - And when they did mete^H4058 it with an omer,^H6016 he that gathered much^H7235 had nothing over,^H5736 and he that gathered little^H4591 had no lack;^H2637 they gathered^H3950 every man^H376 according^H6310 to his eating.^H400

Exo 30:15

Exo 30:15 - The rich^H6223 shall not give more,^H7235 and the poor^H1800 shall not give less^H4591 than half^H4276 a shekel,^H8255 when they give^H5414 an offering^H8641 unto the LORD,^H3068 to make an atonement^H3722 for your souls.^H5315

Lev 25:16

Lev 25:16 - According^H6310 to the multitude^H7230 of years^H8141 thou shalt increase^H7235 the price^H4736 thereof, and according^H6310 to the fewness^H4591 of years^H8141 thou shalt diminish^H4591 the price^H4736 of it: for according to the number^H4557 of the years of the fruits^H8393 doth he sell^H4376 unto thee.

Lev 26:22

Lev 26:22 - I will also send^H7971 wild^H7704 beasts^H2416 among you, which shall rob you of your children,^H7921 and destroy^H3772 your cattle,^H929 and make you few in number;^H4591 and your high ways^H1870 shall be desolate.^H8074

Num 11:32

Num 11:32 - And the people^H5971 stood up^H6965 all that day,^H3117 and all that night,^H3915 and all the next^H4283 day,^H3117 and they gathered^H622 the quails:^H7958 he that gathered least^H4591 gathered^H622 ten^H6235 homers:^H2563 and they spread^H7849 them all abroad^H7849 for themselves round about^H5439 the camp.^H4264

Num 26:54

Num 26:54 - To many^H7227 thou shalt give the more^H7235 inheritance,^H5159 and to few^H4592 thou shalt give the less^H4591 inheritance:^H5159 to every one^H376 shall his inheritance^H5159 be given^H5414 according^H6310 to those that were numbered^H6485 of him.

Num 33:54

Num 33:54 - And ye shall divide^H5157 ➔ the land^H776 by lot^H1486 for an inheritance^H5157 among your families:^H4940 and to the more^H7227 ye shall give the more^H7235 inheritance,^H5159 and to the fewer^H4592 ye shall give the less^H4591 inheritance:^H5159 every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot^H1486 falleth;^H3318 according to the tribes^H4294 of your fathers^H1 ye shall inherit.^H5157

Num 35:8

Num 35:8 - And the cities^H5892 which ye shall give^H5414 shall be of the possession^H272 of the children^H1121 of Israel:^H3478 from them that have many^H7227 ye shall give many;^H7235 but from them that have few^H4592 ye shall give few:^H4591 every one^H376 shall give^H5414 of his cities^H5892 unto the Levites^H3881 according^H6310 to his inheritance^H5159 which he inheriteth.^H5157

2Ki 4:3

2Ki 4:3 - Then he said,^H559 Go,^H3212 borrow^H7592 thee vessels^H3627 abroad^H2351 of all thy neighbours,^H7934 even empty^H7386 vessels;^H3627 borrow not a few.^H4591

Neh 9:32

Neh 9:32 - Now therefore, our God,^H430 the great,^H1419 the mighty,^H1368 and the terrible^H3372 God,^H410 who keepest^H8104 covenant^H1285 and mercy,^H2617 let not all the trouble^H8513 seem little^H4591 before^H6440 thee, that hath come^H4672 upon us, on our kings,^H4428 on our princes,^H8269 and on our priests,^H3548 and on our prophets,^H5030 and on our fathers,^H1 and on all thy people,^H5971 since the time^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Assyria^H804 unto this day.^H3117

Psa 107:38

Psa 107:38 - He blesseth^H1288 them also, so that they are multiplied^H7235 greatly;^H3966 and suffereth^H4591 ➔ not their cattle^H929 to decrease.^H4591

Psa 107:39

Psa 107:39 - Again, they are minished^H4591 and brought low^H7817 through oppression,^H6115 affliction,^H7451 and sorrow.^H3015

Pro 13:11

Pro 13:11 - Wealth^H1952 gotten by vanity^H1892 shall be diminished:^H4591 but he that gathereth^H6908 by labour^H3027 shall increase.^H7235

Ecc 12:3

Ecc 12:3 - In the day^H3117 when the keepers^H8104 of the house^H1004 shall tremble,^H2111 and the strong^H2428 men^H582 shall bow^H5791 themselves, and the grinders^H2912 cease^H988 because they are few,^H4591 and those that look out^H7200 of the windows^H699 be darkened,^H2821

Isa 21:17

Isa 21:17 - And the residue^H7605 of the number^H4557 of archers,^H7198 the mighty men^H1368 of the children^H1121 of Kedar,^H6938 shall be diminished:^H4591 for the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 hath spoken^H1696 it.

Jer 10:24

Jer 10:24 - O LORD,^H3068 correct^H3256 me, but with judgment;^H4941 not in thine anger,^H639 lest thou bring me to nothing.^H4591

Jer 29:6

Jer 29:6 - Take^H3947 ye wives,^H802 and beget^H3205 sons^H1121 and daughters;^H1323 and take^H3947 wives^H802 for your sons,^H1121 and give^H5414 your daughters^H1323 to husbands,^H582 that they may bear^H3205 sons^H1121 and daughters;^H1121 that ye may be increased^H7235 there, and not diminished.^H4591

Jer 30:19

Jer 30:19 - And out of them shall proceed^H3318 thanksgiving^H8426 and the voice^H6963 of them that make merry:^H7832 and I will multiply^H7235 them, and they shall not be few;^H4591 I will also glorify^H3513 them, and they shall not be small.^H6819

Eze 29:15

Eze 29:15 - It shall be the basest^H8217 of the kingdoms;^H4467 neither shall it exalt^H5375 itself any more above the nations:^H1471 for I will diminish^H4591 them, that they shall no more rule^H7287 over the nations.^H1471

Lexicon :: Strong's H4591 - māʿaṭ

מָעַט

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