What does גָּדוֹל · קָטָן mean in the Bible?
e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)".
Hebrew · H1419, H6996
גְּדוֹלָה וּקְטַנָּה
Great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent · abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
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גָּדוֹל H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
קָטָן H6996 abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Pronunciation qāṭān
Small in size, quantity, age, or significance; marks both physical diminishment and reduced status or importance.
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What does גְּדוֹלָה וּקְטַנָּה (gedolah uqetannah) mean in the Bible?
גָּדוֹל · קָטָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1419, H6996?
H1419, H6996 is connected to 631 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Strong's H1419, H6996
Lexical occurrences 631 verses Source Gloss
abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּדוֹלָה וּקְטַנָּה is built from this root:
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