What does מְעַט · שֵׁנָה · תְּנוּמָה mean in the Bible?
מְעַט · שֵׁנָה · תְּנוּמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)".
Hebrew · H4592, H8142, H8572
מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת
A little or few (often adverbial or comparative) · sleep · drowsiness , i.e. sleep
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מְעַט H4592 a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
Pronunciation kim'at
Minimizing marker: conveys littleness, scarcity, or proximity, often with comparative or temporal force.
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שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
Pronunciation šēnāh
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תְּנוּמָה H8572 drowsiness , i.e. sleep
What does מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת (me'at shenot me'at tenumot) mean in the Bible?
מְעַט · שֵׁנָה · תְּנוּמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4592, H8142, H8572?
H4592, H8142, H8572 is connected to 129 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
Strong's H4592, H8142, H8572
Lexical occurrences 129 verses Source Gloss
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain