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Hebrew wordlink #95875

OSHB Deu 28:62 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Strongs=4592 Lemma=‘מְעַט’
contextual word gloss=‘fewness’ word gloss=‘a_few’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1451

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Other uses (6) of identical word form מְעָט (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְעָט’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 5 different glosses: ‘[were]_few’, ‘a_few’, ‘a_little’, ‘fewness’, ‘little’.

DEU 26:5 contextual word gloss=‘fewness’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB DEU 26:5 word 14

OET-LV: 5 And_you _will _answer and_you _will _say to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_your was_an _ʼArammiy wandering ancestor _of_my and_he/it _descended to_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_he _sojourned there (in)_men _of fewness and_he/it _was there to_(a)_nation great mighty and_numerous. (DEU_26:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then in Yahweh’s presence you should respond, “My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt with his smallish family, and lived there and eventually became a large and powerful people. (DEU 26:5)

2 SAM 12:8 contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘too_little’ OSHB 2 SAM 12:8 word 17

OET-LV: 8 And_I_gave to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _house _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of and_DOM the _wives _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of in_your _of_bosom and_I_gave to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) and_if little and_I _will _add to_you like_those and_like_those. (SA2_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 I gave you the house that belonged to your master, as well as his wives. I made you king over both Yisrael and Yehudah. And if that wasn’t enough, I’ve given you more and more. (SA2 12:8)

2 KI 10:18 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB 2 KI 10:18 word 12

OET-LV: 18 and_ Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) _he _gathered DOM all _of the_people and_he/it _said to_them ʼAḩʼāⱱ he _served DOM (the)_Baˊal a _little Yēhūʼ he_will _serve _him much. (KI2_10:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then Yehu assembled all the people and told them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Yehu will serve him a lot. (KI2 10:18)

ECC 9:14 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB ECC 9:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 A _city small and_men in_it were_few and_he _came to_her/it a _king great and_he _surrounded DOM_her/it and_he _built on/upon_it(f) siege _works great. (ECC_9:14)

OET-RV: 14 There was a small walled city with not so many inhabitants and a powerful king decided to attack it so he surrounded it and built large siege ramps against the walls. (ECC 9:14)

ISA 10:7 contextual word gloss=‘a_few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB ISA 10:7 word 15

OET-LV: 7 And_he not thus he _intended and_his _of_heart not thus it _planned if/because to_destroy is_in_his _of_heart and_to_cut _off nations not a _few. (ISA_10:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 However, that’s not what’s in his mind,
⇔ and he doesn’t even think about those things,
⇔ because he’s bent on destruction
⇔ and the elimination of not just a few nations. (ISA 10:7)

DAN 11:34 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB DAN 11:34 word 4

OET-LV: 34 And_when_they_stumble they _will _be _helped help a _little and_they _will _join _themselves to_them many_people by_intrigues. (DAN_11:34)

OET-RV: 34 When they fall, they’ll receive a little help. Many will join themselves with them in hypocrisy. (DAN 11:34)

Hebrew words (5) other than מְעָט (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘fewness’

1 SAM 17:28 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Lemma=‘מְעַט’ contextual word gloss=‘the_fewness_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:28 word 19

OET-LV: 28 And_ ʼElīʼāⱱ _he/it _listened his/its_woman (the)_old when_he_spoke to the_men and_it _glowed/burnt the _anger of _ʼElīʼāⱱ on_Dāvid and_he/it _said to/for_what this have _you _come _down and_with whom have _you _left the _fewness _of the _sheep (the)_those in_wilderness I I _know DOM presumption _of_your and_DOM the _wickedness _of your _heart _of_of if/because _that so _as to _see the_battle you _have _come _down. (SA1_17:28)

OET-RV: 28 But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him talking to the men, he got very angry and scolded him, “Why have you come down here? Who’s looking after those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you have a big head and you’re just a troublemaker—you just want to watch the battle.” (SA1 17:28)

2 CHR 29:34 לִמְעָט (limˊāţ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘מְעַט’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, fewness’ morpheme glosses=‘as, few’ OSHB 2 CHR 29:34 word 4

OET-LV: 34 Only the_priests they _were to_fewness and_not they _were _able to_skin DOM all _of the _burnt_offerings and_they_helped _them relatives _of_their the_Lēviyyiy until was _complete the_work and_unto they _had _consecrated _themselves the_priests if/because the_Lēviyyiy were_upright _of heart to_consecrate _themselves more_than_the _priests. (CH2_29:34)

OET-RV: 34 There weren’t enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, so their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and until all the priests had consecrated themselves, because the Levites hard worked quicker to consecrate themselves than the priests had. (CH2 29:34)

ISA 16:14 מִזְעָר (mizˊār) Lemma=‘מִזְעָר’ contextual word gloss=‘fewness’ word gloss=‘small’ OSHB ISA 16:14 word 17

OET-LV: 14 And_now YHWH he _says to_say in_three years like_the_years _of a _hired _labourer and_ the _honour _of _it _will _be _lightly _esteemed of _Mōʼāⱱ for_all _of the_multitude (the)_great and_a _remnant little fewness will _be_not mighty. (ISA_16:14)

OET-RV: 14 ◙ (ISA 16:14)

ISA 24:6 מִזְעָר (mizˊār) Lemma=‘מִזְעָר’ contextual word gloss=‘fewness’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB ISA 24:6 word 16

OET-LV: 6 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so a _curse it _has _consumed the_earth and_they _have _been _held _guilty the_inhabitants _of in_it therefore yes/correct/thus/so they _have _diminished the_earth the_inhabitants _of and_ humankind _of _it _will _be _left fewness. (ISA_24:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙ (ISA 24:6)

DAN 11:23 בִּמְעַט (bimˊaţ) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעַט’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘with, fewness_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, small_of’ OSHB DAN 11:23 word 8

OET-LV: 23 And_from made _an _alliance to_him/it he _will _act deceit and_he/it _would _go _up and_he _will _become _mighty with_fewness _of a _nation. (DAN_11:23)

OET-RV: 23 After an alliance is made with him, he’ll act deceitfully then he’ll go up and become powerful with a small number of people. (DAN 11:23)