King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H6996
Transliteration: qatan
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tawn')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: small, young, unimportant
Meaning: small, young, unimportant
Word Summary
qatan: small, young, unimportant
Original Word: קָטָןTransliteration: qatan
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tawn')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: small, young, unimportant
Meaning: small, young, unimportant
Strong's Concordance
least, lesser, little one, smallest, one, quantity, thing, younger,Or qaton {kaw-tone'}; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance) -- least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).
see HEBREW quwt
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6996. qatan
I. קָטָן adjective small, young, unimportant; — absolute ׳ק Genesis 9:24 +; suffix קְטַנָּם (Köii.l,74) Jeremiah 6:13 +; feminine singular קְטַנָּה Genesis 29:16 +; masculine plural קְטַנִּים 2 Kings 18:24 +; construct קְטַנֵּי 1 Samuel 9:21 (see Dr; We conjectures נִּי-, old construct, cf, HPS), Proverbs 30:24; feminine plural קְטַנּוֺת Ezekiel 16:61 +; —
1 small; especially
a. of children, youth = young, Genesis 44:20 (J) 2 Samuel 9:12; 1 Kings 11:17; 2 Kings 2:23; 5:2, of sister Song of Solomon 8:8; = younger, of two children (often opposed to גדול), Genesis 9:24; 27:15, 42 (all J), 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) 16:61; brother 1 Chronicles 24:31; ׳הַקּ youngest son (of several) 1 Samuel 16:11; 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; 17:13; 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]); הַקָּטָן כְּלֵי 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; 31:34; Jonah 3:5; Psalm 115:13; Esther 1:5, 20, cf . 1 Chronicles 12:14 (van d. H. v.12:13); (3) in General, קְטַנּוֺת יוֺם Zechariah 4:10 day of small things. — See also קָטֹן.
קָטֹן54 adjective small, insignificant; — absolute ׳ק 1 Samuel 2:19 +; construct קְטֹן2 Chronicles 21:17; — f., plural and suffix supplied by קָטָן; —
1 small: especially
a. of youth = young, קּ ׳נַעַר 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; 3:9 (+ מִן compare); ׳הַקּ youngest brother Genesis 42:13 10t. Genesis (JE), son Judges 9:5; 2 Chronicles 22:1, so בָּנָיו קְטֹן21:17; + גדול = young and old (see קָטָן 1), i.e. everybodty Genesis 19:11 (J), 1 Samuel 5:9; 30:2 +? 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; 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); ׳ק בְּעֵינֶיךָ 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, +8 t. — See also קָטָן.