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Strong's #6996 - קָטֹן
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- young, small, insignificant, unimportant
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2703) nuq (קתהנ QThN) AC: ? CO: Small AB: ?: Someone or something that is small in size, importance, age or significance. [from: uq]
V) nuq (קתהנ QThN) - Small: To be small or insignificant. KJV (4): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) small, not worthy - Strongs: H6994 (קָטֹן)
Nm) nuq (קתהנ QThN) - Small: KJV (101): small, little, youngest, younger, least, less, lesser, young - Strongs: H6996 (קָטֹן)
gm) nufq (קותהנ QWThN) - Small: KJV (2): little - Strongs: H6995 (קֹטֶן)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 small; especially
a. of children, youth = young, Genesis 44:20 (J) 2 Samuel 9:12; 1 Kings 11:17; 2 Kings 2:23; 2 Kings 5:2, of sister Song of Solomon 8:8; = younger, of two children (often opposed to גדול), Genesis 9:24; Genesis 27:15,42 (all J), Genesis 29:16,18 (E), 1 Samuel 14:49 (feminine; opposed to הַבְּכִירָה); of younger sister Judges 15:2, so (figurative) Ezekiel 16:46 and (+ מִן compare) Ezekiel 16:61; brother 1 Chronicles 24:31; ׳הַקּ youngest son (of several) 1 Samuel 16:11; 1 Samuel 17:14; גָּדוֺל = young and old (see קָטֹן 1) Jeremiah 16:6 compare 2 Chronicles 31:15; 34:30.
b. of things : utterance Numbers 22:18 (E), weight Deuteronomy 25:13,14, vessels 2 Chronicles 36:18, animals Psalm 104:25 (all opposed to גדול); compare also 2 Samuel 12:3; 1 Kings 2:20; 1 Kings 17:13; 1 Kings 18:44; 2 Kings 4:10; Ezekiel 43:14 (opposed to גדול), Proverbs 30:24; Song of Solomon 2:15, + probably Ezekiel 46:22 (see II. [ קָטַר]); כְּלֵיהַקָּטָן Isaiah 22:24 the vessels of small size (figurative).
2 small;
a. with added idea of weakness, person 2 Kings 18:24= Isaiah 36:9, city Ecclesiastes 9:14.
b. = insignificant, (I) tribe 1 Samuel 9:21; (2) person (+גדול; = all persons) Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 31:34; Jonah 3:5; Psalm 115:13; Esther 1:5,20, cf . 1 Chronicles 12:14 (van d. H. v. 1 Chronicles 12:13); (3) in General, יוֺם קְטַנּוֺת Zechariah 4:10 day of small things. — See also קָטֹן.
קָטֹן54 adjective small, insignificant; — absolute ׳ק 1 Samuel 2:19 +; construct קְטֹן 2 Chronicles 21:17; — f., plural and suffix supplied by קָטָן; —
1 small: especially
a. of youth = young, ׳נַעַר קּ 1 Samuel 20:35; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 5:14; Isaiah 11:6; = younger of two brothers, Genesis 48:19 (E) Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9 (+ מִן compare); ׳הַקּ youngest brother Genesis 42:13 10t. Genesis (JE), son Judges 9:5; 2 Chronicles 22:1, so קְטֹן בָּנָיו 2 Chronicles 21:17; + גדול = young and old (see קָטָן 1), i.e. everybodty Genesis 19:11 (J), 1 Samuel 5:9; 1 Samuel 30:2 #NAME? 1 Samuel 30:19.
b. of things 1 Samuel 2:19; 1 Kings 8:64 (+ מִן compare), Amos 6:11; Isaiah 54:7; opposed to גָּדוֺל 1 Samuel 22:15; 1 Samuel 25:36; Genesis 1:16 (P).
2 = unimportant, things, Exodus 18:22,26 (E), 1 Samuel 20:2 (all opposed to גדול); person,= feeble Amos 7:2,5; = insignificant Jeremiah 49:15; Obadiah 2 (both "" בָּזוּי), Isaiah 60:22 ("" צָעִיר); בְּעֵינֶיךָ׳ק 1 Samuel 15:17; especially + גָּדוֺל = low and high, + everybody, Deuteronomy 1:17; 1 Kings 22:31 2 Chronicles 18:30; Jeremiah 8:10; Job 3:19, +8t. — See also קָטָן.
קָטֹן fut. יִקְטַן to be little, small (prop. to be cut off, cut short; from the biliteral stock קט; comp. קָטַל, קָטַב), 2 Samuel 7:19. Figuratively to be of little worth, Genesis 32:11.
Hiphil, to make small, Amos 8:5.
Derivatives, קָטָן, קָטֹן, קֹטֶן and pr. name יָקְטָן [and קַטָּת].