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H4591

מָעַט

mâʻaṭ [maw-at'] Verb
Core meaningproperly

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H4591

properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen ; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make ) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective )

KJV usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing. suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.

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