קָטָן

hebrewOld TestamentAdjective101 occurrences24 books100 verses

Definition

or קָטֹן; from H6962; abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Traditional renderings: least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קָטָן:

μικρόςmikros“small”77%
νέοςneos“new”16%
ἐλαφρόςelaphros“light”1%
δεύτεροςdeuteros“secondly”1%
πλούσιοςplousios“rich”1%
ἐλάχιστοςelachistos“least”1%
ἐλάσσωνelassōn“lesser”1%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

101 total

Zechariah 4:10קְטַנּוֹת֒ · of small things
For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”