H6996 - קָטָן (qâṭân)

H6996 קָטָן (qâṭân) kaw-tawn'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

Derivation: or קָטֹן; from H6962 (קוּט);

KJV Usage: least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).

TWOT Reference: 2009a,b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) young, small, insignificant, unimportant

1a) small

1b) insignificant

1c) young

1d) unimportant

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

G1024 G1640 G1645 G3398 G3398 G3398 G3398 G3501 G4434

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קָטֹן / קָטָן qâṭân / qâṭôn BDB Definition: 1) young, small, insignificant, unimportant 1a) small 1b) insignificant 1c) young 1d) unimportant Part of Speech: adjective A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6962 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2009a, 2009b Total KJV Occurrences: 98

Bible Occurrences (98)

1:16 9:24 19:11 27:15 27:42 29:16 29:18 42:13 42:15 42:20 42:32 42:34 43:29 44:2 44:12 44:20 44:23 44:26 48:19

18:22 18:26

22:18

1:17 25:13 25:14

1:13 3:9 9:5 15:2

2:19 5:9 9:21 14:49 15:17 16:11 17:14 20:2 20:35 22:15 25:36 30:2 30:19

9:12 12:3

2:20 3:7 8:64 11:17 17:13 18:44 22:31

2:23 4:10 5:2 5:14 18:24 23:2 25:26

12:14 24:31 25:8 26:13

15:13 18:30 21:17 22:1 31:15 34:30 36:18

1:5 1:20

3:19

104:25 115:13

30:24

9:14

11:6 22:24 36:9 54:7 60:22

6:13 8:10 16:6 31:34 42:1 42:8 44:12 49:15

16:46 16:61 43:14

6:11 7:2 7:5

1:2

3:5

4:10

Genesis 1:16

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And [He made] the stars {as well}.

Genesis 9:24

When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

Genesis 19:11

And they struck the men at the entrance..., young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves [trying] to find the door.

Genesis 27:15

And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob -.

Genesis 27:42

When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for... her younger son Jacob and told him, Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

Genesis 29:16

Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

Genesis 29:18

Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.

Genesis 42:13

But they answered, Your servants... are twelve... brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan.... The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.