H6810 צָעִיר (tsâʻîyr) tsaw-eer'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

little

Strong's Definition

little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble

Derivation: or צָעוֹר; from H6819 (צָעַר);

KJV Usage: least, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).

TWOT Reference: 1948a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) little, insignificant, young

1a) little, insignificant

1b) insignificant, mean

1c) young, younger, youngest

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G721 G1640 G3398 G3501

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צָעִיר (tsa.ir) — little. 1) little, insignificant, young 1a) little, insignificant 1b) insignificant, mean 1c) young, younger, youngest

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צָעִיר (H6810 · H6811)

adj · צער

Insignificant | ≈ בזה · קָטֹן

small, insignificant literally: small; hence: = state in which humans are considered unworthy of honor and respect

1SA 9:21 · PSA 119:141 · ISA 60:22 · MIC 5:1

Serve

servant literally: small (ones); hence: = people that perform duties for others

JER 14:3

Young

little, young literally: small; hence: = state in which humans or animals are still relatively young

GEN 19:31 · GEN 19:34 · GEN 19:35 · GEN 19:38 · GEN 25:23 · GEN 29:26 · GEN 43:33 · GEN 48:14 · JOS 6:26 · JDG 6:15 · 1KI 16:34 · JOB 30:1 · JOB 32:6 · PSA 68:28 · JER 48:4 · JER 49:20 · JER 50:45

name

Names of Locations

Zair = town; ◄ territory of Judah near the border with Edom

2KI 8:21

¹ JER 48:4 MT-K צעוריה | MT-Q צְעִירֶיהָ ² JER 14:3 MT-K צעוריהם | MT-Q צְעִירֵיהֶם

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צָעִיר adj. little, insignificant, young base

Bible Occurrences (23)

19:31 19:34 19:35 19:38 25:23 29:26 43:33 48:14

6:26

6:15

9:21

16:34

30:1 32:6

68:27 119:141

60:22

14:3 48:4 49:20 50:45

8:9

5:2

Genesis 19:31

One day the older [daughter] said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.

Genesis 19:34

The next day the older [daughter] said to the younger, Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in [and] sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.

Genesis 19:35

So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger [daughter] went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.

Genesis 19:38

The younger [daughter] also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi.... He is the father of the Ammonites... of today.

Genesis 25:23

and [He] declared to her: Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.

Genesis 29:26

Laban replied, It is not our custom... here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

Genesis 43:33

They were seated before [Joseph] in order by age,... from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim,... the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.