Hebrew word

mᵉʻaṭ

meh-at'

מְעַט

What it means

a little or few

a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

Where it comes from

or מְעָט; from mâʻaṭ (מָעַט)

How the King James translates it

little48
few19
while6
almost5
thing4
small3
some2
soon2

Every place it appears 95

Genesis18:4 24:17 24:43 26:10 30:15 30:30 43:2 43:11 44:25 47:9

Exodus17:4 23:30

Leviticus25:52

Numbers13:18 16:9 16:13 26:54 33:54 35:8

Deuteronomy7:7 7:22 26:5 28:38 28:62

Joshua22:17

Judges4:19

Ruth2:7

1 Samuel14:6 14:29 14:43 17:28

2 Samuel12:8 16:1 19:36

1 Kings17:10 17:12

2 Kings10:18

1 Chronicles16:19

2 Chronicles12:7 29:34

Ezra9:8

Nehemiah2:12 7:4

Job10:20 15:11 24:24 32:22

Psalms2:12 8:5 37:10 37:16 73:2 81:14 94:17 105:12 109:8 119:87

Proverbs5:14 6:10 15:16 16:8 24:33

Ecclesiastes5:12 9:14 10:1

Song of Solomon3:4

Isaiah1:9 7:13 10:25 16:14 26:20 29:17

Jeremiah42:2 51:33

Ezekiel5:3 11:16 16:47 34:18

Daniel11:23 11:34

Hosea1:4 8:10

Haggai1:6 1:9 2:6

Zechariah1:15