Strong's H4591 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מָעַט (mâʻaṭ)

Pronunciation: maw-at'

POS: maw-at' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: 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, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.

KJV Usage: 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.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to be or become small, be few, be diminished
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to diminish
• 4. 1a2) to be too small
• 5. 1b) (Piel) to become few
• 6. 1c) (Hiphil)
• 7. 1c1) to make small, make few, diminish
• 8. 1c2) to give less

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1587
• GREEK G1640
• GREEK G1641
• GREEK G1642
• GREEK G3398
• GREEK G3641
• GREEK G3641

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