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מָעַט

ma.at

to diminish

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Strong’s H4591Verb22 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

you will make small3

one who made little2

it will be too small1

he will make little1

the being small of1

it will diminish1

one who did little1

you will decrease1

In the text

Exodus 12:4יִמְעַט
If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.
Leviticus 25:16תַּמְעִיט
You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.
Numbers 26:54תַּמְעִיט
Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
2 Kings 4:3תַּמְעִיטִי
“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
Psalm 107:38יַמְעִיט
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
Jeremiah 10:24תַּמְעִטֵנִי
Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice —not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מָעַט] vb. be or become small, diminished, few

Qal be too small for a lamb

Pi. become few

Hiph. make small or few, diminish

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.