Exodus 23:30:1Exod.23.30.W1TAB
מְעַ֥ט
mehat
“a little”
- Transliteration
- meh-AT
- Extended
- meh-AHT
- IPA
- /məˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- a little
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
meh-AT
- phraseyour reading level
meh-AT meh-AT
- clause
meh-AT meh-AT a-gor-SHEN-noo mip-pa-NE-kha
- sentence
meh-AT meh-AT a-gor-SHEN-noo mip-pa-NE-kha AD a-SHER tif-RE ve-na-khal-TA ET-ha-AA-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adverbial reduplication me'at me'at {מְעַ֥ט מְעַ֛ט | mĕʿaṭ mĕʿaṭ} ‘little by little,’ emphasizing gradual divine action.
Root and etymology
“smallness”
In context — Exodus 23:30
Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you are fruitful and you inherit the land.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:30, so the Hebrew word מְעַ֥ט (mehat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.23.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.30.W1.S1) and character.