Proverbs 24:33:1Prov.24.33.W1TAB
מְעַ֣ט
meat
“a little”
- Transliteration
- me-AT
- Extended
- meh-AT
- IPA
- /məˈʕaṭ/
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
me-AT
- clause
me-AT she-NOT me-AT te-nu-MOT
- sentence
me-AT she-NOT me-AT te-nu-MOT me-AT khi-BUK ya-DA-yim lish-KAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with a threefold distributive use of the adjective me'at {מְעַט | məʿaṭ} ‘a little,’ each instance modifying successive nouns—shenot {שֵּׁנוֹת | šēnōṯ}, tenumot {תְּנוּמוֹת | tənūmōṯ}, chibuk {חִבֻּק | ḥibbūq}—to intensify the image of laziness.
Root and etymology
m-ʿ-ṭmem–ayin–tet
“to be few”
In context — Proverbs 24:33
Just a little sleep, just a little slumber , just a little folding of the hands for rest.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:33, so the Hebrew word מְעַ֣ט (meat) 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 Prov.24.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.33.W1.S1) and character.