Me'at (מעט) means little in Hebrew.
It can also mean few. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
little, few
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Me'at.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גם עם אותיות בכל"ם לפניה שֶׁאֵינוֹ רַב, שֶׁכַּמּוּתוֹ קְטַנָּה הִיא.
פָּנֹה אֶל-הַרְבֵּה וְהִנֵּה לִמְעָט...
- 2תה"פ בְּמִדָּה לֹא רַבָּה, בְּכַמּוּת קְטַנָּה.
וַיָּרָץ הָעֶבֶד לִקְרָאתָהּ; וַיֹּאמֶר, הַגְמִיאִינִי נָא מְעַט מַיִם מִכַּדֵּךְ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Me'at is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְעַט
- Written without vowel points
- מעט
- Said
- me'at
- Root
- מ־ע־ט
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- מְעַטִּים
- Feminine form
- מְעַטָּה
- Inflections
- ר' מְעַטִּים, נ' מְעַטָּה, נ"ר מְעַטּוֹת; הפסק: מְעָט
- Gematria
- 119
This is how Me'at is said in other languages.
- English
- little, few
- Arabic
- شوية
- Russian
- мало
- French
- peu
- Spanish
- poco
- German
- wenig
These words mean nearly the same as Me'at.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Me'at.
- הרבה
- רב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Me'at.
The word Me'at is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמעט
- מתי מעט
- מעטים מן המעטים
- עוד מעט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Me'at in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'at.
What does Me'at (מעט) mean in Hebrew?
Me'at (מעט) means little and few. It is said me'at, with the stress on at.
What is a synonym for Me'at (מעט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Me'at (מעט) are קצת, קמעא, and מועט.
What is the opposite of Me'at (מעט)?
Words that mean the opposite of Me'at (מעט) are הרבה and רב.
What rhymes with Me'at (מעט)?
Words that rhyme with Me'at (מעט) include משפט, שבת, דת, בת, צרפת, and זולת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.