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Lexicon :: Strong's H6994 - qāṭōn

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קָטֹן
Transliteration
qāṭōn
Pronunciation
kaw-tone'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [rather denominative from קָטָן (H6996)]
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TWOT Reference: 2009

Strong’s Definitions

קָטֹן qâṭôn, kaw-tone'; a primitive root (rather denominative from H6996); to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account:—be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H6994 in the following manner: was a small thing (2x), make small (1x), am not worthy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H6994 in the following manner: was a small thing (2x), make small (1x), am not worthy (1x).

  1. to be small, be insignificant

    1. (Qal) to be insignificant

    2. (Hiphil) to make small, reduce significantly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָטֹן qâṭôn, kaw-tone'; a primitive root (rather denominative from H6996); to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account:—be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy.
STRONGS H6994: Abbreviations
† [קָטֹן, LagBN 26.31] verb be small, insignificant (Late Hebrew Hiph. and derivatives, Syriac bdb088116; Old Aramaic קטין insignificant; Arabic bdb088117 parum edens; Ethiopic bdb088118 be thin, chiefly in derivatives; probably also Assyrian kuṭṭinnu, small, younger, ZehnpfBAS i.505 (otherwise XlHWB323); MeissnSuppl. †atânu, be short (of hair), compare BezZA viii, 141 f.); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular קָטֹנְתִּי Genesis 32:11, with מִן compare, I am too insignificant for all the kindnesses; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּקְמַן זֹאת בְּעֵינֶיךָ 2 Samuel 7:19 = 1 Chronicles 17:17.
Hiph. literally Infinitive construct לְהַקְטִין Amos 8:5 making ephah small.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

32:11

2 Samuel

7:19

1 Chronicles

17:17

Amos

8:5

H6994

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Strong's Number H6994 matches the Hebrew קָטֹן (qāṭōn),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:10 - “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:19 - “And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:17 - “And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - Saying:

“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may sell grain?
And the Sabbath,
That we may trade wheat?
Making the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by deceit,
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