me.at denotes a limited amount, a small number, or a brief or gradual measure in a situation.

The term most often marks a limited quantity or portion, whether water, food, produce, help, or what remains. It also describes a small number of people or animals, and in some clauses marks limited time, degree, or gradual action.

1. A limited portion or amount · dominant

   In Genesis 18:4 and 1 Kings 17:10, the construct noun occurs with water requested for drinking or washing; the APB renders the clauses with “a little water.” Genesis 43:11 uses the construct form for portions of balm and honey brought as a present, while Deuteronomy 28:38 contrasts much seed with the small amount gathered.

   Genesis 18:41 Kings 17:10Genesis 43:11Deuteronomy 28:38Daniel 11:34Ezekiel 5:3
2. Few people, animals, or survivors · common

   The singular noun describes limited numbers in 1 Chronicles 16:19, where the people are few and sojourners, and in Deuteronomy 26:5, where the family entering Egypt is small before becoming a great nation. It also qualifies sheep in 1 Samuel 17:28 and the remaining group in Isaiah 16:14.

   1 Chronicles 16:19Deuteronomy 26:51 Samuel 17:28Deuteronomy 28:62Ecclesiastes 9:14Isaiah 16:14
3. A brief interval or gradual measure · occasional

   In Deuteronomy 7:22, the two adverbially tagged forms occur in the clause describing the nations being dispossessed “little by little.” Haggai 2:6 and Hosea 1:4 place the term in forward-looking time clauses, which the APB renders “In a little while,” while Job 24:24 describes exaltation lasting only “for a moment.”

   Deuteronomy 7:22Exodus 23:30Haggai 2:6Hosea 1:4Job 24:24
4. A slight degree in comparison or evaluation · occasional

   In 2 Samuel 12:8, the clause asks whether what was given is insufficient; the APB renders it “too little.” Ezekiel 16:47 compares conduct by a limited degree before saying the corruption became greater, and Ecclesiastes 10:1 sets a small amount of folly against wisdom and glory.

   2 Samuel 12:8Genesis 30:15Isaiah 7:13Ezekiel 16:47Ezekiel 34:18Ecclesiastes 10:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly uses “a little,” “few,” “little by little,” and “too little,” according to the surrounding clause. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, those renderings confirm the verse-level context without assigning every English expression to a specific token.