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H4592מְעַטme.at

littlePart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 11
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 5
  19. 10
  20. 10
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. 7
  24. 2
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. Malachi: 0

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101 occurrences in 92 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Psalms 8:5

    For you have made him a little lower than God, And crowned him with glory and honor.

    מְּ֭עַט Me.'at “little”

  2. Psalms 37:10

    For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

    מְ֭עַט Me.'at “a little”

  3. Psalms 37:16

    Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

    מְ֭עַט Me.'at “[the] little”

  4. Psalms 73:2

    But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

    כִּ֭מְעַט (מְעַט) m.'at “a little”

  5. Psalms 81:14

    I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

    כִּ֭מְעַט (מְעַט) m.'at “a little”

  6. Psalms 94:17

    Unless Yahweh had been my help, My soul would have soon lived in silence.

    כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ (מְעַ֓ט) m.'At “a little”

  7. Psalms 105:12

    When they were but a few men in number, Yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

    כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט (מְעַ֗ט) m.'At “a little”

  8. Psalms 109:8

    Let his days be few. Let another take his office.

    מְעַטִּ֑ים me.'a.Tim “few”

  9. Psalms 119:87

    They had almost wiped me from the earth, But I didn't forsake your precepts.

    כִּ֭מְעַט (מְעַט) m.'at “a little”

  10. Proverbs 5:14

    I have come to the brink of utter ruin, In the midst of the gathered assembly."

    כִּ֭מְעַט (מְעַט) m.'at “a little”

  11. Proverbs 6:10

    A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

    מְעַ֣ט me.'At “a little of”מְעַ֣ט me.'At “a little of”מְעַ֓ט׀ me.'At “a little of”

  12. Proverbs 10:20

    The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

    כִּמְעָֽט׃ (מְעָֽט) m.'At “a little”

  13. Proverbs 15:16

    Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure with trouble.

    מְ֭עַט Me.'at “a little”

  14. Proverbs 16:8

    Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

    מְ֭עַט Me.'at “a little”

  15. Proverbs 24:33

    A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

    מְעַ֣ט me.'At “a little of”מְעַ֣ט me.'At “a little of”מְעַ֓ט׀ me.'At “a little of”

  16. Ecclesiastes 5:2

    Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

    מְעַטִּֽים׃ me.'a.Tim “few”

  17. Ecclesiastes 5:12

    The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

    מְעַ֥ט me.'At “a little”

  18. Ecclesiastes 9:14

    There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

    מְעָ֑ט me.'At “[were] few”

  19. Ecclesiastes 10:1

    Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

    מְעָֽט׃ me.'At “a little”

  20. Song of Songs 3:4

    I had scarcely passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, Into the chamber of her who conceived me.

    כִּמְעַט֙ (מְעַט֙) m.'At “a little”

  21. Isaiah 1:9

    Unless Yahweh of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, We would have been as Sodom; We would have been like Gomorrah.

    כִּמְעָ֑ט (מְעָ֑ט) m.'At “a little”

  22. Isaiah 7:13

    He said, "Listen now, house of David: Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also?

    הַמְעַ֤ט (מְעַ֤ט) m.'At “[too] little”

  23. Isaiah 10:7

    However he doesn't mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.

    מְעָֽט׃ me.'At “a few”

  24. Isaiah 10:25

    For yet a very little while, and the indignation [supplied: against you] shall be accomplished, and my anger [supplied: shall be directed] to his destruction.

    מְעַ֣ט me.'At “a little of”

  25. Isaiah 16:14

    But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

    מְעַ֛ט me.'At “little”