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Hebrew wordlink #281447

OSHB Ecc 10:1 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Strongs=4592 Lemma=‘מְעַט’
contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-977

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Other uses (2) of identical word form מְעָט (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְעָט’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_little’, ‘little’.

RUTH 2:7 contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘short’ OSHB RUTH 2:7 word 17

OET-LV: 7 And_she/it _said let _me _glean please and_I _will _gather among_sheaves behind the_harvesters and_she _came and_she _has _stayed from_then this_morning and_unto now this her_sitting the_house little. (RUT_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 She asked me for permission to follow the harvesters and pick up any heads of grain that drop, and she’s been doing it since early morning until just recently she’s taking a break now in the shelter. (RUT 2:7)

HAG 1:6 contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB HAG 1:6 word 4

OET-LV: 6 You(pl)_have _sown much and_you _have _brought little you _have _eaten and_not it_was_to _be _satisfied you _have _drunk and_not it_was_to _become _drunk you _have _dressed and_not it_was_to _be _warm to_him/it and_the_one_who_earns _wages is_earning _wages to a _bag pierced. (HAG_1:6)

OET-RV: 6 You’ve all planted a lot, but only harvested a little. You’ve eaten, but it never fills you. You all drink, but never enough to satisfy you. You put on clothes, but never feel warm enough. You earn wages, but your pockets seem to be full of holes.” (HAG 1:6)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מְעַט’’ have 5 different glosses: ‘[were]_few’, ‘a_few’, ‘a_little’, ‘fewness’, ‘little’.