מְעַט (Meʿaṭ): Better a Little with the Lord

Reformed Thinking · Aug 6, 2026 · 44m

Deep Dive into מְעַטThe Hebrew root me'at is a versatile word primarily translated as a little, fewness, or a few. Originating from a root concept of a scraping, the term describes a relatively small amount of a collection, mass, or countable objects. It is used across various grammatical functions in the biblical text, including as a substantive noun, an adjective, and an adverb. The Greek equivalents from the Septuagint for this term are oligos and oligostos.When functioning as a substantive noun, me'at refers to a small quantity or duration, frequently followed by a genitive or placed in…