H4591 — מָעַט (mâʻaṭ)
Strong's H4591 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: מָעַט (mâʻaṭ)
Pronunciation: maw-at'
Morphology: v
Derivation: a primitive root;
Definition: properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
KJV Renderings: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Senses
- to be or become small, be few, be diminished
- (Qal)
- to diminish
- to be too small
- (Piel) to become few
- (Hiphil)
- to make small, make few, diminish
- to give less
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1587 | ἐκλείπω | ekleípō | from G1537 and G3007 | to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die) | fail |
| G1640 | ἐλάσσων | elássōn | comparative of the same as G1646 | smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality) | less, under, worse, younger |
| G1641 | ἐλαττονέω | elattonéō | from G1640 | to diminish, i.e. fall short | have lack |
| G1642 | ἐλαττόω | elattóō | from G1640 | to lessen (in rank or influence) | decrease, make lower |
| G3398 | μικρός | mikrós | apparently a primary word | small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity) | least, less, little, small |
| G3641 | ὀλίγος | olígos | of uncertain affinity | puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat | + almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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