Ruth 2:7:15Ruth.2.7.W15TAB
מְעָֽט׃
meat
“a little”
- Transliteration
- me-AT
- Extended
- meh-AAT
- IPA
- /məˈʕaːt̪/
Meaning by language
- English
- a little
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
me-AT
- clause
va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
- sentence
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
Exegesis
Finally, the demonstrative zē {זֶה | zē} ‘this’ points to the resulting clause šīḇtāh habayit məʿāṭ {שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ הַבַּ֖יִת מְעָֽט | šī-ḇṯāh ha-bay-yit mə-ʿāṭ}, where ‘her resting in the house was a little’ conveys the brevity of her respite. This progression from petition to result underscores Ruth’s persistence and dependence.
In context — Ruth 2:7
She said, “Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.” And she came and has stood from the morning until now; her sitting in the house was only a little .
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ruth 2:7, so the Hebrew word מְעָֽט׃ (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 Ruth.2.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.7.W15.S1) and character.