Little by Little מְעַ֥ט מְעַ֛ט

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jan 20, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. מְעַ֥ט מְעַ֛ט little by little. It is used 2 times in the Old Testament. Since our phrase is literally the same word repeated twice with the English word by supplied to help us understand the meaning let’s look at this word. מְעַט little, trifle, a small amount or duration, fewness, a few, shortly, presently, a small thing. It is used 101 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of small in quantity or degree, not much or almost none. Numbers 13:17-18 When Moses sent them to…