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מָעֹט

𐤌𐤏𐤈

mâʻôṭ

H4593 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root מעט to diminish, become small, reduce

Definition

A participial or adjectival form signifying 'reduced, diminished, thinned, or made thin.' In context, most often describing something made sharp or slender, particularly an edge (such as a knife or sword) that has been worn thin through use or intentionally sharpened. Can also refer to something wrapped closely around, hence 'bound up' or 'wrapped.'

Semantic Range

thinned, reduced, made thin, sharpened at the edge, wrapped, bound up, made slender

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מָעַט (מ-ע-ט), meaning 'to diminish, decrease, become small.' מָעֹט is the passive participial or adjectival form, relating to something that has undergone diminishing or reduction. Thus, the sense is of something lessened or thinned.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Biblical usage, מָעֹט is rare, appearing in contexts referring to a sharpened edge, like a knife whose edge has been made thin and thus sharp, or in the sense of something tightly wrapped. The word's semantic field overlaps with verbs about 'making small, reducing,' but its main lexical sense is about a physical state resulting from thinning. Its use is limited, and context determines whether the emphasis is on sharpness, slenderness, or the idea of something wrapped or bound. English translations sometimes render it narrowly as 'sharp,' but the underlying sense is the physical reduction or thinning that produces this quality. Because the term is uncommon, its nuance may vary between books of the Hebrew Bible, but no significant diachronic shift is evident with the limited data.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

passive adjective of מָעַט; thinned (as to the edge), i.e. sharp; wrapped up.

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Root Family

מעט (m-ʿ-ṭ) — diminish, reduce, become small, lessen

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4591 מָעַט the one who lessens
H4592 מְעַט in small measure of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4593-01 מְעֻטָּ֥ה meutah HAafsa polished thinned 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4593-01 Ezekiel 21:20 מְעֻטָּ֥ה meutah HAafsa polished thinned
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