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OSHB Prov 6:10 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Strongs=4592 Lemma=‘מְעַט’
contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1000

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Other uses (18) of identical word form מְעַט (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְעַט’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_little_of’, ‘the_fewness_of’.

GEN 18:4 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 18:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 Let _it _be _brought please a _little _of water and_wash feet _of_your(pl) and_support _yourselves(pl) under the_tree. (GEN_18:4)

OET-RV: 4 Let me get some water so that you can wash your feet and rest here under this tree. (GEN 18:4)

GEN 24:17 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 24:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 And_he _ran the_servant to_meet_her and_he/it _said give_me _to _drink please a _little _of water from_your _of_jar. (GEN_24:17)

OET-RV: 17 The slave ran to meet her and said, “Can I have a small drink of water from your jar.” (GEN 24:17)

GEN 24:43 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 24:43 word 15

OET-LV: 43 Here I am_standing at the _spring _of the_waters and_it _was the _young_woman who_will_come _out to_draw _water and_I _will _say to_her/it give_me _to _drink please a _little _of water from_your _of_jar. (GEN_24:43)

OET-RV: 43 Listen, I’m standing by this well, so let it be that the young woman who comes out to fetch water and I say to her, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,” (GEN 24:43)

GEN 43:2 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 43:2 word 16

OET-LV: 2 And_he/it _was just_as they _finished to_eat DOM the_grain which they _had _brought from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_he/it _said to_them father _of_their go _back buy to/for_us a _little _of food. (GEN_43:2)

OET-RV: 2 so when they’d used up all the grain that they’d brought from Egypt, their father instructed them, “Go back there and buy some food for us.” (GEN 43:2)

GEN 43:11 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 43:11 word 17

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _said to_them Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) father _of_their if so then this do take some_of _the _best _products _of the_earth/land in_your(pl)_of_vessels and_take _down to_man a _gift a _little _of balm and_a _little _of honey spice and_myrrh pistachio _nuts and_almonds. (GEN_43:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Well, if that’s our only choice,” their father acceded, “then do this: Take some of the best produce from around here in your bags, and take it down to the man as a gift: a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, and some pistachio nuts and almonds. (GEN 43:11)

GEN 44:25 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 44:25 word 6

OET-LV: 25 father _of_our And_he/it _said go _back buy to/for_us a _little _of food. (GEN_44:25)

OET-RV: 25 Eventually, our father told us, ‘Return there to buy some food for us.’ (GEN 44:25)

JDG 4:19 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB JDG 4:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 And_he/it _said to_her/it give_me _to _drink please a _little _of water if/because I _am _thirsty and_she _opened DOM the _skin-bottle _of (the)_milk and_she_gave _him _a _drink and_she_covered _him. (JDG_4:19)

OET-RV: 19 “I’m thirsty,” he said. “Could you get me a little water to drink.” Yael opened a goatskin container and gave him milk to drink, then she covered him again. (JDG 4:19)

1 SAM 14:29 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:29 word 14

OET-LV: 29 And_ Yōnātān _he/it _said father _of_my he _has _troubled DOM the_earth/land see please if/because _that they _brightened eyes _of_my if/because I _tasted a _little _of honey (the)_this. (SA1_14:29)

OET-RV: 29 “My father’s caused trouble for us,” Yonatan responded. “See how much better I feel now because I tasted a little bit of this honey. (SA1 14:29)

1 SAM 14:43 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:43 word 19

OET-LV: 43 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _said to Yōnātān tell to/for_me what have _you _done and_he _told to_him/it Yōnātān and_he/it _said indeed _(taste) I _tasted with_the _end _of the _staff which was_in_my _of_hand a _little _of honey here_I I _will _die. (SA1_14:43)

OET-RV: 43 Sha’ul demanded from Yonatan, “Tell me what you’ve done.”
¶ “Actually,” Yonatan answered, “I did taste some honey from the end of my staff, so take me—I’m ready to die.” (SA1 14:43)

1 SAM 17:28 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)

1 KI 17:10 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB 1 KI 17:10 word 20

OET-LV: 10 And_he/it _rose _up and_he/it _went to_Tsₑrəfat/(Zarephath) and_he _came to the _entrance _of the_city and_see/lo/see there a _woman a _widow was_gathering _of wood(s) and_he/it _called to_her/it and_he _said get please to_me a _little _of water in_vessel so_that _I _may _drink. (KI1_17:10)

OET-RV: 10 So he got ready and went to Tserefat. As he entered the town, he saw a woman picking up bits of firewood, and he asked her, “Can you please get me a drink of water.” (KI1 17:10)

PROV 6:10 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB PROV 6:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10 A _little _of sleep(s) a _little _of slumber(s) a _little _of folding _of hands to_rest. (PRO_6:10)

OET-RV: 10 A little sleep, a quick nap,
⇔ ≈ a little folding of your arms to rest, (PRO 6:10)

PROV 6:10 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB PROV 6:10 word 5

OET-LV: 10 A _little _of sleep(s) a _little _of slumber(s) a _little _of folding _of hands to_rest. (PRO_6:10)

OET-RV: 10 A little sleep, a quick nap,
⇔ ≈ a little folding of your arms to rest, (PRO 6:10)

PROV 24:33 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB PROV 24:33 word 1

OET-LV: 33 A _little _of sleep(s) a _little _of slumber(s) a _little _of folding _of hands to_rest. (PRO_24:33)

OET-RV: 33 A little sleep, a quick nap,
⇔ ≈ a little folding your arms to rest, (PRO 24:33)

PROV 24:33 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB PROV 24:33 word 3

OET-LV: 33 A _little _of sleep(s) a _little _of slumber(s) a _little _of folding _of hands to_rest. (PRO_24:33)

OET-RV: 33 A little sleep, a quick nap,
⇔ ≈ a little folding your arms to rest, (PRO 24:33)

PROV 24:33 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB PROV 24:33 word 5

OET-LV: 33 A _little _of sleep(s) a _little _of slumber(s) a _little _of folding _of hands to_rest. (PRO_24:33)

OET-RV: 33 A little sleep, a quick nap,
⇔ ≈ a little folding your arms to rest, (PRO 24:33)

ISA 10:25 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB ISA 10:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25 If/because yet a _little _of a _little and_it _will _be _complete indignation and_my _of_anger will _be_on destruction _of_their. (ISA_10:25)

OET-RV: 25 for a little while longer, and then I’ll be upset with the Assyrians and my anger will lead to their destruction. (ISA 10:25)

ISA 29:17 contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB ISA 29:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 Am_not yet a _little _of a _little and_it _will _turn Ləⱱānōn into_orchard and_the_orchard to_forest it _will _be _considered. (ISA_29:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (ISA 29:17)

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’.