suffer to decrease, diminish, borrow, give
A primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. Lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective) -- suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, X borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (X give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
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מָעַט]
verbbe or become small, diminished, few (Late Hebrew, Talmud,
id.; Arabic
is
to be without hair on the body) —
QalImperfectיִמְעַטExodus 12:4, 2masculine plural תִּמְעָ֑טוּJeremiah 29:6, 3masculine plural יִמְעָ֑טוּIsaiah 21:17 +, וַיִּמְעֲטוּPsalm 107:39; InfinitiveמְעֹטLeviticus 25:16; — Exodus 12:4אִסיִֿמְעַט הַבַּיִת מִהְיוֺת מִשֶּׂה if the house be too small for a lamb; Nehemiah 9:32אַליִֿמְעַט לְפָנֶיךָאֵת כָּלהַֿתְּלָאָה (compare Ges§ 117l); of a people, Jeremiah 29:6וּרְבוּ שָׁם וְאַלתִּֿמְעָ֑טוּ and become not few, Jeremiah 30:19וְהִרְבִּתִים וְלֹא יִמְעָ֔טוּ, Isaiah 21:17; Psalm 107:39; Proverbs 13:11הוֺן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָ֑טdiminishes (opposed to יַרְבֶּה); Leviticus 25:16וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים according to the fewness of the years.
Pi`elbecome few (Ges§ 52k), Perfect3plural Ecclesiastes 12:3וּבָֽטְלוּהַטֹּחֲנוֺת כִּי מִעֵ֔טוּ.
Hiph`ilPerfect3feminine singular consecutive וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה (Ges§ 49k), Leviticus 26:22, 1singular with suffix וְהִמְעַטְתִּיםEzekiel 29:15; Imperfect2masculine singular תַּמְעִיטLeviticus 25:16, תַּמְעִטֵ֫נִיJeremiah 10:34, 2feminine singular תַּמְעִ֫יטִי2 Kings 4:3, etc.; — make small or few, diminish:
a.Leviticus 26:22 (of the sword) וְהִמְעִ֫יטָהאֶתְכֶם, Ezekiel 29:15וְהִמְעַטְתִּים, Jeremiah 10:24אַלבְּֿאַמְּךָ מֶּןֿתַּמְעִטֵנִי lest thou make me (the people) small, Psalm 107:38וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט; Leviticus 25:16וּלְפִי מְעֹטהַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֺ according to the smallness (fewness) of the years, thou shalt make small its price, Numbers 26:54לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֺ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטנַחֲלָתוֺ and to the small (few) thou shalt make small his inheritance (so Numbers 33:54).
b.qualifying anaction (sometimes to be understood from the context), Exodus 16:17וַיִּלְקְטוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט and they gathered, he that made much, and he that made little (that is לִלְקֹט), Exodus 16:18; Numbers 11:32עשׂרה חמרים הממעיט אסף, 2 Kings 4:3כֵּלִים רֵקִים אַלתַּֿמְעִיטִי empty vessels make not few (that is, in borrowing); Exodus 30:15הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל׳לָתֵת וגוshall not diminish from the half shekel to give, i.e. shall not give less, Numbers 35:8מֵאֵתהָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ and from the few ye shall make few (that is לָתֵת), i.e. ye shall give few (cities).
Strong's Hebrew: 4591. מָעַט (maat) — 21 Occurrences
Exodus 12:4
HEB: וְאִם־ יִמְעַ֣ט הַבַּיִת֮ מִהְיֹ֣ת
NAS: is too small for a lamb,
KJV: be too little for the lamb,
INT: now if small the household be
Exodus 16:17
HEB:וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃
NAS: much and [some] little.
KJV: some more, some less.
INT: and gathered much and little
Exodus 16:18
HEB:הֶעְדִּיף֙ הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט לֹ֣א הֶחְסִ֑יר
NAS: excess, and he who had gathered little had no
KJV: had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack;
INT: excess had had had no lack
Exodus 30:15
HEB:וְהַדַּל֙ לֹ֣א יַמְעִ֔יט מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל
NAS: and the poor shall not pay less than
KJV: and the poor shall not give less than half
INT: and the poor shall not pay the half shekel
Leviticus 25:16
HEB:מִקְנָת֔וֹ וּלְפִי֙ מְעֹ֣ט הַשָּׁנִ֔ים תַּמְעִ֖יט
NAS: and in proportion to the fewness of the years
KJV: thereof, and according to the fewness of years
INT: price proportion to the fewness of the years shall diminish
Leviticus 25:16
HEB:מְעֹ֣ט הַשָּׁנִ֔ים תַּמְעִ֖יט מִקְנָת֑וֹ כִּ֚י
NAS: of the years you shall diminish its price,
KJV: of years thou shalt diminish the price
INT: to the fewness of the years shall diminish price for
Leviticus 26:22
HEB:אֶת־ בְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔ם וְהִמְעִ֖יטָה אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְנָשַׁ֖מּוּ
NAS: your cattle and reduce your number so that your roads
KJV: your cattle, and make you few in number; and your [high] ways
INT: and destroy your cattle and reduce lie your roads
Numbers 11:32
HEB:אֶת־ הַשְּׂלָ֔ו הַמַּמְעִ֕יט אָסַ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֣ה
NAS: the quail (he who gathered least gathered
KJV: the quails: he that gathered least gathered
INT: and gathered the quail least gathered ten
Numbers 26:54
HEB:נַחֲלָת֔וֹ וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָת֑וֹ אִ֚ישׁ
NAS: and to the smaller [group] you shall diminish their inheritance;
KJV: and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance:
INT: their inheritance the smaller shall diminish their inheritance each
Numbers 33:54
HEB:נַחֲלָתוֹ֙ וְלַמְעַט֙ תַּמְעִ֣יט אֶת־ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ
NAS: and to the smaller you shall give less inheritance.
KJV: and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance:
INT: inheritance the smaller shall give inheritance about
Numbers 35:8
HEB:וּמֵאֵ֥ת הַמְעַ֖ט תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ אִ֗ישׁ כְּפִ֤י
NAS: from the larger and you shall take less from the smaller;
KJV: but from [them that have] few ye shall give few: every one
INT: shall take the smaller shall take each proportion
2 Kings 4:3
HEB:רֵקִ֖ים אַל־ תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃
NAS: vessels; do not get a few.
KJV: vessels; borrow not a few.
INT: empty not get
Nehemiah 9:32
HEB:וְהַחֶסֶד֒ אַל־ יִמְעַ֣ט לְפָנֶ֡יךָ אֵ֣ת
NAS: the hardship seem insignificant before
KJV: let not all the trouble seem little before
INT: and lovingkindness nay seem before all
Psalm 107:38
HEB:וּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗ם לֹ֣א יַמְעִֽיט׃
NAS: And He does not let their cattle decrease.
KJV: not their cattle to decrease.
INT: their cattle not decrease
Psalm 107:39
HEB: וַיִּמְעֲט֥וּ וַיָּשֹׁ֑חוּ מֵעֹ֖צֶר
NAS:When they are diminished and bowed down
KJV:Again, they are minished and brought low
INT:are diminished and bowed oppression
Proverbs 13:11
HEB:ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־
NAS: [obtained] by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers
KJV: [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth
INT: Wealth fraud dwindles gathers by
Isaiah 21:17
HEB:בְנֵֽי־ קֵדָ֖ר יִמְעָ֑טוּ כִּ֛י יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD
KJV: of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD
INT: of the sons of Kedar will be few for the LORD
Jeremiah 10:24
HEB:בְּאַפְּךָ֖ פֶּן־ תַּמְעִטֵֽנִי׃
NAS: or You will bring me to nothing.
KJV: not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
INT: your anger or will bring
Jeremiah 29:6
HEB:שָׁ֖ם וְאַל־ תִּמְעָֽטוּ׃
NAS: there and do not decrease.
KJV: that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
INT: there not decrease
Jeremiah 30:19
HEB:וְהִרְבִּתִים֙ וְלֹ֣א יִמְעָ֔טוּ וְהִכְבַּדְתִּ֖ים וְלֹ֥א
NAS: And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished; I will also honor
KJV: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify
INT: will multiply and they will not be diminished honor and they
Ezekiel 29:15
HEB:עַל־ הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔ים לְבִלְתִּ֖י רְד֥וֹת
NAS: the nations. And I will make them so small that they will not rule
KJV: itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule
INT: above the nations will make they will not rule
is to be without hair on the body) —