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Strong's Lexicon qatan: Small, little, insignificant, young, least Original Word: קָטָן Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: qatan Pronunciation: kah-TAHN Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tawn') Definition: abbreviated, diminutive Meaning: The term "qāṭān" is used to describe something that is small, young, or insignificant. It can refer to size, age, or importance. Word Origin: Derived from a root that means "to be small" or "to be insignificant." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1024 (brachus): Meaning "short" or "small," often used in a similar context to describe something of lesser size or duration. • G1640 (elachistos): Meaning "least" or "smallest," used to denote the smallest in size or importance. • G1645 (elachistoteros): A comparative form of "elachistos," meaning "lesser" or "smaller." • G3398 (mikros): Meaning "small" or "little," used to describe size, age, or importance. • G3501 (neos): Meaning "new" or "young," often used to describe youth or newness. • G4434 (ptochos): Meaning "poor" or "destitute," sometimes used metaphorically to describe insignificance or lack of status. The Hebrew term "qāṭān" and its Greek counterparts are integral in understanding the biblical perspective on humility, youth, and the seemingly insignificant, which often play crucial roles in God's plans and narratives throughout the Scriptures. Usage: The word "qāṭān" appears in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often describing the youngest or smallest in a group, or something of lesser significance or size. It is used both literally and metaphorically. Context: • Literal Usage: "Qāṭān" is frequently used to describe the youngest child in a family or the smallest member of a group. For example, in Genesis 9:24, Ham is referred to as the "youngest" son of Noah. Similarly, in 1 Samuel 16:11, David is described as the "youngest" of Jesse's sons. • Metaphorical Usage: The term can also be used metaphorically to denote something of lesser importance or significance. In Isaiah 60:22, it is used to describe a small or insignificant nation that will become mighty. • Comparative Usage: "Qāṭān" is often used in contrast with "gadol" (גָּדוֹל), meaning "great" or "large," to emphasize the difference in size, age, or importance. This contrast is evident in passages like 1 Kings 3:7, where Solomon describes himself as "a little child" in terms of wisdom and experience. • Frequency: The term appears numerous times throughout the Old Testament, highlighting its importance in conveying the concept of smallness or youth. Brown-Driver-Briggs 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; 2 Kings 5:2, of sister Songs 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 2Chronicles 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; Songs 2:15, + probably Ezekiel 46:22 (see II. [ קָטַר]); כְּלֵי הַקָּטָן 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 קְטֹן2Chronicles 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; 2Chronicles 22:1, so קְטֹן בָּנָיו2Chronicles 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 2Chronicles 18:30; Jeremiah 8:10; Job 3:19, +8 t. — See also קָטָן. Strong's Exhaustive 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 Forms and Transliterations הַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗ים הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה הַקְּטַנָּ֜ה הַקְּטַנָּ֣ה הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ הַקְּטַנָּה֙ הַקְּטַנּ֖וֹת הַקְטַנִּ֑ים הַקָּטָ֑ן הַקָּטָ֔ן הַקָּטָֽן׃ הַקָּטֹ֔ן הַקָּטֹ֖ן הַקָּטֹ֣ן הַקָּטֹ֤ן הַקָּטֹ֥ן הַקָּטֹ֨ן הַקָּטֹן֙ הַקָּטֹן֮ הקטן הקטן׃ הקטנה הקטנה׃ הקטנות הקטנים וְהַקְּטַנִּ֔ים וְהַקָּטֹ֥ן וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן וּקְטַנִּ֛ים וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ ובקטן והקטן והקטנים וקטנה׃ וקטנים כַּקָּטָֽן׃ כַּקָּטֹ֣ן כַּקָּטֹ֤ן כַּקָּטֹ֧ן כקטן כקטן׃ לְמִקְטַנָּ֤ם לְמִקָּטֹ֣ן לְמִקָּטֹ֥ן למקטן למקטנם מִקְּטַנָּם֙ מִקַּטַנֵּי֙ מִקָּטֹ֖ן מִקָּטֹ֣ן מִקָּטֹ֤ן מִקָּטֹ֥ן מִקָּטֹן֙ מקטן מקטני מקטנם קְ֝טַנּ֗וֹת קְטַנִּ֖ים קְטַנִּים֙ קְטַנֵּי־ קְטַנָּ֑ה קְטַנָּ֔ה קְטַנָּ֖ה קְטַנָּ֤ה קְטַנָּ֥ה קְטַנָּֽם׃ קְטַנָּה֙ קְטַנּוֹת֒ קְטֹ֥ן קָטָ֑ן קָטָ֖ן קָטָ֛ן קָטָֽן׃ קָטֹ֔ן קָטֹ֖ן קָטֹ֗ן קָטֹ֛ן קָטֹ֣ן קָטֹ֤ן קָטֹן֙ קטן קטן׃ קטנה קטנות קטני־ קטנים קטנם׃ hakkaTan hakkaTon hakketanNah hakketanNim hakketanNot haktanNim haq·qā·ṭān haq·qā·ṭōn haq·qə·ṭan·nāh haq·qə·ṭan·nîm haq·qə·ṭan·nō·wṯ haq·ṭan·nîm haqqāṭān haqqāṭōn haqqəṭannāh haqqəṭannîm haqqəṭannōwṯ haqṭannîm kakkaTan kakkaTon kaq·qā·ṭān kaq·qā·ṭōn kaqqāṭān kaqqāṭōn kaTan kaTon ketanNah ketanNam ketannei ketanNim ketanNot keTon lə·miq·qā·ṭōn lə·miq·ṭan·nām lemikkaTon lemiktanNam ləmiqqāṭōn ləmiqṭannām mikkatanNei mikkaTon mikketanNam miq·qa·ṭan·nê miq·qā·ṭōn miq·qə·ṭan·nām miqqaṭannê miqqāṭōn miqqəṭannām qā·ṭān qā·ṭōn qāṭān qāṭōn qə·ṭan·nāh qə·ṭan·nām qə·ṭan·nê- qə·ṭan·nîm qə·ṭan·nō·wṯ qə·ṭōn qəṭannāh qəṭannām qəṭannê- qəṭannîm qəṭannōwṯ qəṭōn ū·ḇaq·qā·ṭōn ū·qə·ṭan·nāh ū·qə·ṭan·nîm ūḇaqqāṭōn uketanNah uketanNim ūqəṭannāh ūqəṭannîm uvakkaTon vehakkaTon vehakketanNim wə·haq·qā·ṭōn wə·haq·qə·ṭan·nîm wəhaqqāṭōn wəhaqqəṭannîm Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 1:16 HEB: וְאֶת־ הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה NAS: the day, and the lesser light KJV: the day, and the lesser light INT: the day light and the lesser to govern the night Genesis 9:24 HEB: ל֖וֹ בְּנ֥וֹ הַקָּטָֽן׃ NAS: he knew what his youngest son had done KJV: and knew what his younger son INT: had done son his youngest Genesis 19:11 HEB: הִכּוּ֙ בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔ים מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד־ גָּד֑וֹל NAS: both small and great, KJV: with blindness, both small and great: INT: struck blindness small against and great Genesis 27:15 HEB: יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּנָ֥הּ הַקָּטָֽן׃ NAS: and put them on Jacob her younger son. KJV: Jacob her younger son: INT: Jacob son her younger Genesis 27:42 HEB: לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּנָ֣הּ הַקָּטָ֔ן וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו NAS: and called her younger son KJV: Jacob her younger son, INT: Jacob son her younger and said to him Genesis 29:16 HEB: לֵאָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה רָחֵֽל׃ NAS: and the name of the younger was Rachel. KJV: and the name of the younger [was] Rachel. INT: was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel Genesis 29:18 HEB: בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ NAS: years for your younger daughter KJV: years for Rachel thy younger daughter. INT: Rachel daughter your younger Genesis 42:13 HEB: כְּנָ֑עַן וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַקָּטֹ֤ן אֶת־ אָבִ֙ינוּ֙ NAS: and behold, the youngest is with our father KJV: of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day INT: of Canaan and behold the youngest is with our father Genesis 42:15 HEB: בְּב֛וֹא אֲחִיכֶ֥ם הַקָּטֹ֖ן הֵֽנָּה׃ NAS: place unless your youngest brother KJV: ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother INT: comes brother your youngest here Genesis 42:20 HEB: וְאֶת־ אֲחִיכֶ֤ם הַקָּטֹן֙ תָּבִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֔י NAS: and bring your youngest brother KJV: But bring your youngest brother INT: brother your youngest and bring about Genesis 42:32 HEB: הָאֶחָ֣ד אֵינֶ֔נּוּ וְהַקָּטֹ֥ן הַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־ NAS: is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father KJV: one [is] not, and the youngest [is] this day INT: one is no and the youngest today is with Genesis 42:34 HEB: אֶת־ אֲחִיכֶ֣ם הַקָּטֹן֮ אֵלַי֒ וְאֵֽדְעָ֗ה NAS: But bring your youngest brother KJV: And bring your youngest brother INT: bring brother your youngest to me may know Genesis 43:29 HEB: הֲזֶה֙ אֲחִיכֶ֣ם הַקָּטֹ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם NAS: Is this your youngest brother, KJV: and said, [Is] this your younger brother, INT: is this brother your youngest of whom spoke Genesis 44:2 HEB: בְּפִי֙ אַמְתַּ֣חַת הַקָּטֹ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת כֶּ֣סֶף NAS: of the sack of the youngest, and his money KJV: mouth of the youngest, and his corn INT: the mouth of the sack of the youngest and his money the grain Genesis 44:12 HEB: בַּגָּד֣וֹל הֵחֵ֔ל וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן כִּלָּ֑ה וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ NAS: and ending with the youngest, and the cup KJV: and left at the youngest: and the cup INT: the oldest beginning the youngest and ending was found Genesis 44:20 HEB: וְיֶ֥לֶד זְקֻנִ֖ים קָטָ֑ן וְאָחִ֨יו מֵ֜ת NAS: father and a little child KJV: of his old age, a little one; and his brother INT: child of old little now his brother is dead Genesis 44:23 HEB: יֵרֵ֛ד אֲחִיכֶ֥ם הַקָּטֹ֖ן אִתְּכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א NAS: however, 'Unless your youngest brother KJV: Except your youngest brother INT: comes brother your youngest for not Genesis 44:26 HEB: יֵשׁ֩ אָחִ֨ינוּ הַקָּטֹ֤ן אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ וְיָרַ֔דְנוּ NAS: If our youngest brother KJV: go down: if our youngest brother INT: be brother our youngest for down Genesis 44:26 HEB: הָאִ֔ישׁ וְאָחִ֥ינוּ הַקָּטֹ֖ן אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃ NAS: unless our youngest brother KJV: except our youngest brother INT: the man's brother our youngest unless for Genesis 48:19 HEB: וְאוּלָ֗ם אָחִ֤יו הַקָּטֹן֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ NAS: However, his younger brother KJV: but truly his younger brother INT: However brother his younger shall be greater than Exodus 18:22 HEB: וְכָל־ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפְּטוּ־ הֵ֑ם NAS: to you, but every minor dispute KJV: they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter INT: every dispute minor will judge like Exodus 18:26 HEB: וְכָל־ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ הֵֽם׃ NAS: but every minor dispute KJV: unto Moses, but every small matter INT: every dispute minor judge like Numbers 22:18 HEB: אֱלֹהָ֔י לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת קְטַנָּ֖ה א֥וֹ גְדוֹלָֽה׃ NAS: not do anything, either small or KJV: my God, to do less or more. INT: my God do small or great Deuteronomy 1:17 HEB: פָנִ֜ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט כַּקָּטֹ֤ן כַּגָּדֹל֙ תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן NAS: you shall hear the small and the great KJV: [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; INT: persons judgment the small and the great shall hear Deuteronomy 25:13 HEB: וָאָ֑בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ ס NAS: weights, a large and a small. KJV: divers weights, a great and a small. INT: weights A large small 101 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6996 101 Occurrences haq·qā·ṭān — 8 Occ. haq·qā·ṭōn — 21 Occ. haq·qə·ṭan·nāh — 6 Occ. haq·qə·ṭan·nîm — 2 Occ. haq·qə·ṭan·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ. haq·ṭan·nîm — 1 Occ. kaq·qā·ṭān — 1 Occ. kaq·qā·ṭōn — 3 Occ. qā·ṭān — 6 Occ. qā·ṭōn — 18 Occ. qə·ṭan·nāh — 9 Occ. qə·ṭan·nām — 1 Occ. qə·ṭan·nê- — 1 Occ. qə·ṭan·nîm — 2 Occ. qə·ṭan·nō·wṯ — 2 Occ. qə·ṭōn — 1 Occ. lə·miq·qā·ṭōn — 2 Occ. lə·miq·ṭan·nām — 1 Occ. miq·qa·ṭan·nê — 1 Occ. miq·qā·ṭōn — 7 Occ. miq·qə·ṭan·nām — 1 Occ. ū·qə·ṭan·nāh — 2 Occ. ū·qə·ṭan·nîm — 1 Occ. ū·ḇaq·qā·ṭōn — 1 Occ. wə·haq·qā·ṭōn — 1 Occ. wə·haq·qə·ṭan·nîm — 1 Occ.