מְעָֽט
𐤌𐤏𐤈
mᵉʻaṭ
a little
A small amount, quantity, or degree; a little, a few, scarcely, slight—often used both as an adjective and adverb to indicate smallness in number, quantity, duration, or significance. In some contexts emphasizes a small remnant or scant degree, and is occasionally used in comparison (less, fewer).
Ruth 2:7 · Word #17
Lexicon H4592
| Lemma | מְעַט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤏𐤈 |
| Transliteration | mᵉʻaṭ |
| Strong's | H4592 |
| Definition | A small amount, quantity, or degree; a little, a few, scarcely, slight—often used both as an adjective and adverb to indicate smallness in number, quantity, duration, or significance. In some contexts emphasizes a small remnant or scant degree, and is occasionally used in comparison (less, fewer). |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a little |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4592-06
a small amount of
| Morphological Notes | Adjective/cardinal form, feminine singular construct; functioning substantivally to denote a small quantity in construct with a following noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מעט conveys smallness or fewness. As a feminine singular construct form, it denotes a small quantity in relation to what follows, hence "a small amount of" preserves both the quantitative sense and construct relationship. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
a little
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 ('a small amount of') is grammatically awkward in context. 'A little' is the idiomatic and contextually natural rendering for מְעָט as an adverbial phrase. |