- Original: שׁמץ - Transliteration: Shemets - Phonetic: sheh'-mets - Definition: 1. whisper, little - Origin: from an unused root meaning to emit a sound - TWOT entry: 2413a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to emit a sound; an inkling: - a little. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • little, 2 Job 4:12; Job 26:14