Little
מְעַטStrong’s H4592meat (me-at)
Appears in 92 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Meat is the Hebrew word usually translated “little of”, “little” and “like a little”. It appears in 92 verses of the Old Testament.
“And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.”
Meaning
- Littleness, few, a little, fewnesslittle, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little · like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth
How it's translated
- a little of 18
- a little 18
- little 16
- like a little 15
- few 9
- a few 5
- small 3
- and a little of 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 10
- Psalms 10
- Numbers 7
- Isaiah 7
- Proverbs 6
- Deuteronomy 5
28 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:34In contextNow when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
- Zechariah 1:15In contextAnd I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
- Genesis 18:4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
- Genesis 24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- Genesis 24:43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
- Genesis 26:10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
All 92 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
מְעַט meat · little
1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “little” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LIT'TLE, adjective
- Small in size or extent; not great or large; as a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little table; a little book; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
- Short in duration; as a little time or season; a little sleep.
- Small in quantity or amount; as a little hay or grass; a little food; a little sum; a little light; a little air or water.
- Of small dignity, power or importance.“When thou wast little in thy own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes?” 1 Samuel 15:17
All definitions and other forms of “little”
- Of small force or effect; slight; inconsiderable; as little attention or exertions; little effort; little care or diligence, little weight.
LIT'TLE, noun
- A small quantity or amount.
- A small space.
- Any thing small, slight or of inconsiderable importance.
- Not much.
LIT'TLE, adverb
- In a small degree; slightly; as, he is little changed.
- Not much; in a small quantity or space of time.
- In some degree; slightly; sometimes preceded by adjective The liquor is a little sour or astringent.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.