To become few, to decrease

H4591
Hebrew
UBS
מָעַט
mâʻaṭmaw-at'
Verb

Definition

= state in which humans or objects are relatively few in number

Semantic Domains

Quantity
Frequency
Lax

Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Translations

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

Occurrences21
Frequency Rank#1353

Verse Usage

This word appears 21 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.