ze.er denotes a small amount or brief extent, in repeated instruction and in a request for patience.

The attested use denotes something limited in amount or extent: the repeated “a little there” in Isaiah’s lines and the brief interval requested before further explanation in Job.

1. A small amount or brief extent · dominant

   In Isaiah 28:10 and Isaiah 28:13, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the repeated line that the APB renders “a little there, a little there.” In Job 36:2, the same form occurs in a request for a limited interval, which the APB renders “Bear with me a little,” before the speaker explains further.

   Isaiah 28:10Isaiah 28:13Job 36:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “a little there” in Isaiah 28:10 and Isaiah 28:13, and as “a little” in Job 36:2. These renderings confirm the clauses' small or limited extent rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.