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מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) v (maw-at')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
KJV: 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.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

Type: root" cite="full" form="false
[מָעַט] vb. be or become small, diminished, fewQal be too small for a lambPi. become fewHiph. make small or few, diminish {589}

Appears in a total of 21 verses:

NUM 26:54

OET-LV: 54 For_many you _will _make _great inheritance _of_its and_for_few you _will _make _small inheritance _of_its each to_the _mouth _of his _enrolled_men it _will _be _given inheritance _of_its. (NUM_26:54)

OET-RV: 54 Those with larger numbers should receive more, and the smaller groups receive less, i.e., each inheritance depends on the number of family members. (NUM 26:54)

NUM 35:8

OET-LV: 8 And_the_cities which you(pl)_will _give from_the _possession _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_with the_many you(pl)_will _increase and_from_with the_few you(pl)_will _decrease each _one according_to _the _mouth _of its _inheritance _of_of which they _will _inherit it _will _give some_of_its _cities to_Lēviyyiy. (NUM_35:8)

OET-RV: 8 The larger tribes must give more cities than the smaller tribes, according to the area that they inherit.” (NUM 35:8)

EXO 16:18

OET-LV: 18 And_they _measured_it by and_not wwww the_one and_the_one not wwww (a)_man to mmm wwww. (EXO_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 but when they measured it out, those who’d collected a lot didn’t have any extra, and those who hadn’t gathered so much still had enough to eat—each person had gathered just enough. (EXO 16:18)

EXO 12:4

OET-LV: 4 And_if it _will _be_too_small the_household for_being for_a _lamb and_he/it _will _take he and_his _of_neighbour (the)_near to house _of_his by_the_number _of people each _one to_the _mouth _of his _food _of_of you(pl)_will _estimate on the_lamb. (EXO_12:4)

OET-RV: 4 But if the household’s too small to cook a whole animal, then neighbours can combine and share—budgeting on how much each person eats. (EXO 12:4)

JER 30:19

OET-LV: 19 And_it _will _go _out from_them thanksgiving and_the_sound _of merry _makers and_I_will _multiply _them and_not they _will _diminish and_I_will _make _them _honoured and_not they _will _be _insignificant. (JER_30:19)

OET-RV: 19 ◙
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LEV 26:22

OET-LV: 22 And_I _will _send among_you(pl) DOM the _animal[s]_of the_field and_it _will _make _childless you(pl) and_it _will _cut _off DOM livestock _of_your(pl) and_it _will _diminish you(pl) roads _of_your(pl) and_they _will _be _desolate. (LEV_26:22)

OET-RV: 22 ◙ (LEV 26:22)

NUM 11:32

OET-LV: 32 And_he/it _rose _up the_people all _of the_day (the)_that and_all the_night and_all/each/any/every the _day _of the _next _day and_they _gathered DOM the_quail the_one_who_made _little he _gathered ten homers and_they _spread_them_out to/for_them widely _(spread _out) around _of the_camp. (NUM_11:32)

OET-RV: 32 So the people went out and collected the quail—each family getting at least the equivalent of ten large barrels full, and they spread the meat around the camp to sun dry. (NUM 11:32)

NEH 9:32

OET-LV: 32 And_now our _god _of_Oh (the)_god (the)_great (the)_mighty and_(the)_awesome who_keeps the_covenant and _(the)_covenant_loyalty not let _it _be _small to_your_face DOM all _of the_hardship which it_has _come _upon _us to_our _of_kings to_our _of_leaders and_to_our _of_priests and_to_our _of_prophets and_to_our _of_ancestors and_to/for_all people _of_your since_the _days _of the _kings _of ʼAshshūr until the_day (the)_this. (NEH_9:32)

OET-RV: 32 “So now God, our amazing, powerful, and awesome God who keeps his agreements due to his loyal commitment, don’t just ignore all our current hardships affecting us, our kings and our leaders, our priests and our prophets, and our ancestors and all your people, from the period of the Assyrian kings until today. (NEH 9:32)

NUM 33:54

OET-LV: 54 And_you(pl)_will _inherit DOM the_earth/land by_lot to_your(pl)_of_clans for_many you(pl)_will _make _great DOM inheritance _of_its and_for_few you _will _make _small DOM inheritance _of_its (to) where it _will _come _out to_him/it (to)_there the_lot to_him/it it _will _belong to_the _tribes _of your(pl)_fathers _of_of you(pl)_will _inherit. (NUM_33:54)

OET-RV: 54 Use lots to divide the land up for your clans. The larger groups must get more than the smaller groups, then whatever the lot gives, that will be the area to be given within the land for that ancestral tribe. (NUM 33:54)

JER 10:24

OET-LV: 24 Correct_me Oh_YHWH only in_justice not in_your _of_anger lest you_should _diminish _me. (JER_10:24)

OET-RV: 24 ◙
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PRO 13:11

OET-LV: 11 Wealth from_vanity it _will _become _small and_one _who_gathers on hand he _will _increase. (PRO_13:11)

OET-RV: 11 Wealth gained dishonestly gets frittered away,
⇔ ^ but what’s earnt through hard work will increase. (PRO 13:11)

ECC 12:3

OET-LV: 3 In _the_day when_they _will _tremble those _who_keep _of (of)_the_house and_they _will _bend _themselves the _people _of (the)_strength and_they _will _cease the_female_grinders if/because they _have _become _few and_they _will _grow _dim the_women_who_look in_windows. (ECC_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 That day when the guards of the house will get the trembles
⇔ and the strong men will be bent over,
⇔ and the women grinding grain will stop because there’s only a few of them left,
⇔ and the women looking out the windows will no longer see clearly. (ECC 12:3)

KI2 4:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _said go ask to/for_you(fs) vessels from the_outside from_with all _of neighbours _of_your vessels empty do _not make _few. (KI2_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 He told her, “Go and ask for empty containers from all of your neighbours. Make sure you get plenty of them. (KI2 4:3)

LEV 25:16

OET-LV: 16 To_the _mouth _of the _abundance _of the _years you _will _increase price _of_its _purchase and_to_the _mouth _of the _being _small of_the _years you _will _make _small price _of_its _purchase if/because the_number _of produce(s) he is_selling to/for_you(fs). (LEV_25:16)

OET-RV: 16 ◙ (LEV 25:16)

EXO 16:17

OET-LV: 17 And_they _made so the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _gathered_it the_one_who_made _much and_the_one_who_made _little. (EXO_16:17)

OET-RV: 17 So the Israelis went ahead and gathered it—some collecting a lot, and others, less, (EXO 16:17)

PSA 107:39

OET-LV: 39 And_they _became _few and_they _were _bowed _down from_the_oppression _of calamity and_sorrow. (PSA_107:39)

OET-RV: 39 They became less in number and status
⇔ through painful distress and suffering. (PSA 107:39)

PSA 107:38

OET-LV: 38 And_he_blessed _them and_they _multiplied exceedingly and_their _of_cattle not he _made _few. (PSA_107:38)

OET-RV: 38 He blesses them so they are very numerous.
⇔ He doesn’t let their cattle decrease in number. (PSA 107:38)

JER 29:6

OET-LV: 6 Take wives and_father sons and_daughters and_take for_your(pl)_of_sons wives and_DOM daughters _of_your(pl) give to_husbands so_that _they _may _bear sons and_daughters and_increase/multiply there and_do _not diminish. (JER_29:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙ (JER 29:6)

EXO 30:15

OET-LV: 15 The _rich_person not he _will _make _much and_the _poor_person not he _will _make _little more_than _(the)_half _of the _shekel by_paying DOM the _contribution _of YHWH to_make _atonement on selves _of_your(pl). (EXO_30:15)

OET-RV: 15 the wealthy aren’t expected to pay more, and the poor must not pass less than this amount when they pay this ransom to me to make atonement for your lives. (EXO 30:15)

EZE 29:15

OET-LV: 15 More _than the_kingdoms it _will _be lowly and_not it _will _exalt _itself again over the_nations and_I_will _make _them _small to_not to _rule over_nations. (EZE_29:15)

OET-RV: 15 It’ll be the least significant kingdom, and it won’t become prominent again among the nations. I’ll diminish them so that they’ll no longer dominate other nations. (EZE 29:15)

ISA 21:17

OET-LV: 17 And_the _remnant _of the _number _of the _bowmen of _the _warriors _of of _the _people _of of _Qēdār they _will _be _few if/because YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _has _spoken. (ISA_21:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (ISA 21:17)

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