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OSHB Eze 11:16 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Strongs=4592 Lemma=‘מְעַט’
contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little_while’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute

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Other uses (22) of identical word form מְעַט (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְעַט’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 8 different glosses: ‘[are]_few’, ‘[is]_a_little’, ‘[the]_little’, ‘[were]_few’, ‘a_few’, ‘a_little’, ‘few’, ‘little’.

GEN 30:30 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB GEN 30:30 word 2

OET-LV: 30 If/because a _little which it _belonged to/for_yourself(m) to/for_my_face/front and_it _has _increased to_increase _in _number and_ YHWH _he/it _blessed you to_my _of_foot and_now when will _I _work also I for_my _own _of_household. (GEN_30:30)

OET-RV: 30 Before I came, you didn’t have much, but now you have plenty because Yahweh has blessed you wherever I was involved. But now, when will I also do something for my own household?” (GEN 30:30)

GEN 47:9 contextual word gloss=‘few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB GEN 47:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to Parˊoh the _days _of the _years _of my _sojournings _of_of are_thirty and_one _hundred year[s] few and_displeasing the _days _of they _have _been of _the _years _of my _life _of_of and_not they _have _reached DOM the _days _of the _years _of the _lives _of my _ancestors _of_of in_the _days _of their _sojournings _of_of. (GEN_47:9)

OET-RV: 9 “I’ve been moving from place to place for 130 years,” Yacob replied. “My life has been short and with many difficulties, so I haven’t reached the longer ages of my ancestors in their moving around.” (GEN 47:9)

EXO 17:4 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB EXO 17:4 word 11

OET-LV: 4 And_ Mosheh _he _cried _out to YHWH to_say what will _I _do to_people the_this yet a _little and_they_will _stone _me. (EXO_17:4)

OET-RV: 4 Mosheh cried out to Yahweh, asking, “What should I do for these people? It won’t take much more and they’ll kill me.” (EXO 17:4)

EXO 23:30 contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB EXO 23:30 word 1

OET-LV: 30 Little little I_will _drive _it _out from_before _of_you until that you _will _be _fruitful and_you _will _possess DOM the_earth/land. (EXO_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 I’ll drive them out little by little ahead of you until your numbers increase and you take over the land. (EXO 23:30)

EXO 23:30 contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB EXO 23:30 word 2

OET-LV: 30 Little little I_will _drive _it _out from_before _of_you until that you _will _be _fruitful and_you _will _possess DOM the_earth/land. (EXO_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 I’ll drive them out little by little ahead of you until your numbers increase and you take over the land. (EXO 23:30)

LEV 25:52 contextual word gloss=‘few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB LEV 25:52 word 2

OET-LV: 52 And_if few it _remains in_years until the _year _of the _jubilee and_he _will _calculate to_him/it according_to _the _mouth _of his _years _of_of he _will _repay DOM redemption _of_his. (LEV_25:52)

OET-RV: 52 ◙ (LEV 25:52)

JOS 7:3 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB JOS 7:3 word 27

OET-LV: 3 And_they _returned to Yəhōshūˊa and_they _said to_him/it not all _of let _it _go _up the_people about_two _thousand man or about_three _of thousand(s) man let _them _go _up and_let _them _attack DOM (the)_ˊAy do _not make _go _wearily to_there DOM all _of the_people if/because are_few they. (JOS_7:3)

OET-RV: 3 When they returned to Yehoshua, they told him, “Don’t send all the warriors—only around two to three thousand men should go and attack them. Don’t bother everyone else because Ay is small.” (JOS 7:3)

2 SAM 16:1 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB 2 SAM 16:1 word 3

OET-LV: 16 And_Dāvid he _passed _on a _little from_the_top and_see/lo/see Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) the _servant _of Mephi- bshet to_meet_him and_a _pair _of donkeys saddled and_were_on_them two _hundred bread[s] and_one _hundred bunches _of _raisins and_one _hundred summer _fruit and_a _jar _of wine. (SA2_16:1)

OET-RV: 16 David hadn’t gone far past the summit when, wow, he was meet by Mefiboshet’s servant Tsiva with a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred bread rolls, one hundred cakes of raisins, one hundred pieces of fresh fruit, and a leather container of wine. (SA2 16:1)

EZRA 9:8 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB EZRA 9:8 word 22

OET-LV: 8 And_now like_a _little a _moment favour it _has _come from_with YHWH god _of_our to_leave to/for_us an _escaped _remnant and_to_give to/for_us a _tent _peg in_the _place _of his _holiness _of_of eyes _of_our to_give _light god _of_our and_to_give_to _us reviving a _little in_our _of_servitude. (EZR_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 But now for a brief moment, favour has come from our god Yahweh and given us remaining survivors a stake in his holy place—yes, our god has cheered us up and given us a little relief from our slavery. (EZR 9:8)

NEH 2:12 contextual word gloss=‘a_few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB NEH 2:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 And_I _arose night I and_men a _few with_me and_not I _had _told to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind what god _of_was_my putting into heart _of_my for_doing for_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_an _animal there_was_not with_me if/because (if) the_cattle/livestock which I was_riding on_it. (NEH_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 One night, I got up and took a few men with me, without having told anyone what I felt that my god had been telling me to do for Yerushalem. We only had the one horse that I was riding, (NEH 2:12)

NEH 7:4 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB NEH 7:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 And_the_city was_broad _of both _sides and_large and_the_people were_few in_the _midst _of_of _it and_not houses had _been_rebuilt. (NEH_7:4)

OET-RV: 4 Now Yerushalem covered a large area but not many people had returned to live there yet, and the houses hadn’t yet been rebuilt. (NEH 7:4)

JOB 10:20 contextual word gloss=‘few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB JOB 10:20 word 2

OET-LV: 20 Not few days _of_are_my wwww wwww from_me so_that _I _may _be _cheerful a _little. (JOB_10:20)

OET-RV: 20 Aren’t my days few?
⇔ So leave me and let me enjoy a little comfort (JOB 10:20)

PSA 37:10 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB PSA 37:10 word 2

OET-LV: 10 And_yet a _little and_not the_wicked_will _be and_you _will _look _carefully on place _of_his and_he_will_not_be. (PSA_37:10)

OET-RV: 10 In a little while the evil people will disappear.
⇔ You’ll look at the place where they were, but they’ll be gone. (PSA 37:10)

PSA 37:16 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB PSA 37:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 is_good the_little of_righteous more_than_the_wealth _of wicked_people many. (PSA_37:16)

OET-RV: 16 It’s better to do right and only have a little,
⇔ than to be wicked and rich, (PSA 37:16)

PROV 15:16 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB PROV 15:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 is_good a _little with_the _fear _of YHWH more_than _treasure great and_turmoil in_him/it. (PRO_15:16)

OET-RV: 16 It’s better to have a little along with respect for Yahweh,
⇔ ^ than having great wealth, and then turmoil with it. (PRO 15:16)

PROV 16:8 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB PROV 16:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 is_good a _little with_righteousness more_than _greatness _of gains with_not justice. (PRO_16:8)

OET-RV: 8 It’s better to have just a little from doing what’s right,
⇔ than a large income acquired dishonestly. (PRO 16:8)

ECC 5:11 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB ECC 5:11 word 5

OET-LV: 11  is_sweet the _sleep _of the _labourer whether a _little and_if much he _will _eat and_the_plenty of_person not_it is_permitting to_him/it to_sleep. (ECC_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 When material goods increase, people’s consumption increases,
⇔ and what advantage does the owner get other than just feeding his eyes? (ECC 5:11)

ISA 16:14 contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB ISA 16:14 word 16

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)

JER 42:2 contextual word gloss=‘a_few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB JER 42:2 word 20

OET-LV: 2 And_they _said to Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet may _it _fall please supplication _of_our to_your_face and_pray for_us to YHWH god _of_your for all _of the_remnant (the)_this if/because we _are _left a _few from_many just_as eyes _of_your are_seeing us. (JER_42:2)

OET-RV: 2 ◙ (JER 42:2)

JER 51:33 contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little_while’ OSHB JER 51:33 word 14

OET-LV: 33 if/because thus YHWH he _says hosts the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _daughter _of Bāⱱel will_be_like _a _threshing _floor a _time when_someone_treads _it _down yet a _little and_it _will _come the _time _of the _harvest to/for_her/it. (JER_51:33)

OET-RV: 33 ◙ (JER 51:33)

EZE 5:3 contextual word gloss=‘a_few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB EZE 5:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 And_you _will _take from_there a _few in_number and_you _will _confine them in_your _two’s _of_skirts. (EZE_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 But take a few hairs from them and tie them into the folds of your robe. (EZE 5:3)

HAG 2:6 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_little’ word gloss=‘in_a_little_while’ OSHB HAG 2:6 word 8

OET-LV: 6 if/because thus YHWH he _says hosts yet one_time is_a _little it and_I am_about _to _shake DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land and_DOM the_sea and_DOM the _dry_ground. (HAG_2:6)

OET-RV: 6 because army commander Yahweh says that in a little while, I’ll shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land, once more. (HAG 2:6)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מְעַט’’ have 10 different glosses: ‘[are]_few’, ‘[is]_a_little’, ‘[the]_little’, ‘[were]_few’, ‘a_few’, ‘a_little’, ‘a_little_of’, ‘few’, ‘little’, ‘the_fewness_of’.