מָעַט
Engelsk be or become small, diminished, few
I GT 22 gange i den hebraiske tekst (BHSA)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָעַט] verb be or become small, diminished, few (Late Hebrew, Talmud, id.; Arabic is to be without hair on the body) —
Qal Imperfect יִמְעַט 2 Mos 12,4, 2 masculine plural תִּמְעָ֑טוּ Jer 29,6, 3 masculine plural יִמְעָ֑טוּ Es 21,17 +, וַיִּמְעֲטוּ Sl 107,39 Infinitive מְעֹט 3 Mos 25,16 — 2 Mos 12,4 אִסיִֿמְעַט הַבַּיִת מִהְיוֺת מִשֶּׂה if the house be too small for a lamb; Neh 9,32 אַליִֿמְעַט לְפָנֶיךָ אֵת כָּלהַֿתְּלָאָה (compare Ges«GKC:117l»§ 117l); of a people, Jer 29,6 וּרְבוּ שָׁם וְאַלתִּֿמְעָ֑טוּ and become not few, Jer 30,19 וְהִרְבִּתִים וְלֹא יִמְעָ֔טוּ, Es 21,17; Sl 107,39; Ord 13,11 הוֺן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָ֑ט diminishes (opposed to יַרְבֶּה); 3 Mos 25,16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים according to the fewness of the years. Pi`el become few (Ges«GKC:52k»§ 52k), Perfect 3 plural Praed 12,3 וּבָֽטְלוּ הַטֹּחֲנוֺת כִּי מִעֵ֔טוּ. Hiph`il Perfect 3 feminine singular consecutive וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה (Ges«GKC:49k»§ 49k), 3 Mos 26,22, 1 singular with suffix וְהִמְעַטְתִּים Ezk 29,15 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּמְעִיט 3 Mos 25,16, תַּמְעִטֵ֫נִי Jer 10,34, 2 feminine singular תַּמְעִ֫יטִי 2 Kong 4,3, etc.; — make small or few, diminish:
\ \ a. 3 Mos 26,22 (of the sword) וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה אֶתְכֶם, Ezk 29,15 וְהִמְעַטְתִּים, Jer 10,24 אַלבְּֿאַפְּךָ פֶּןֿ תַּמְעִטֵנִי lest thou make me (the people) small, Sl 107,38 וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט; 3 Mos 25,16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֺ according to the smallness (fewness) of the years, thou shalt make small its price, 4 Mos 26,54 לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֺ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֺ and to the small (few) thou shalt make small his inheritance (so 4 Mos 33,54).
\ \ b. qualifying an action (sometimes to be understood from the context), 2 Mos 16,17 וַיִּלְקְטוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט and they gathered, he that made much, and he that made little (that is לִלְקֹט), v2 Mos 16,18; 4 Mos 11,32 עשׂרה חמרים הממעיט אסף, 2 Kong 4,3 כֵּלִים רֵקִים אַלתַּֿמְעִיטִי empty vessels make not few (that is, in borrowing); 2 Mos 30,15 הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל ׳לָתֵת וגו shall not diminish from the half shekel to give, i.e. shall not give less, 4 Mos 35,8 מֵאֵת הָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ and from the few ye shall make few (that is לָתֵת), i.e. ye shall give few (cities).
\ \ a. 3 Mos 26,22 (of the sword) וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה אֶתְכֶם, Ezk 29,15 וְהִמְעַטְתִּים, Jer 10,24 אַלבְּֿאַפְּךָ פֶּןֿ תַּמְעִטֵנִי lest thou make me (the people) small, Sl 107,38 וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט; 3 Mos 25,16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֺ according to the smallness (fewness) of the years, thou shalt make small its price, 4 Mos 26,54 לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֺ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֺ and to the small (few) thou shalt make small his inheritance (so 4 Mos 33,54).
\ \ b. qualifying an action (sometimes to be understood from the context), 2 Mos 16,17 וַיִּלְקְטוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט and they gathered, he that made much, and he that made little (that is לִלְקֹט), v2 Mos 16,18; 4 Mos 11,32 עשׂרה חמרים הממעיט אסף, 2 Kong 4,3 כֵּלִים רֵקִים אַלתַּֿמְעִיטִי empty vessels make not few (that is, in borrowing); 2 Mos 30,15 הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל ׳לָתֵת וגו shall not diminish from the half shekel to give, i.e. shall not give less, 4 Mos 35,8 מֵאֵת הָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ and from the few ye shall make few (that is לָתֵת), i.e. ye shall give few (cities).
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Kilder: F. Brown, S.R. Driver og C.A. Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain, i Eliran Wongs udgave (marvel.bible) med tekst fra Tim Morton (Bible Analyzer) og bibelhenvisninger ved Stephen Ku. Forekomster og ordklasser: BHSA (ETCBC). Lemma og translitteration: Strong's hebraiske ordliste.