What does מִצְעָר (miṣĕʿār) mean in the Bible?
מִצְעָר (miṣĕʿār): Denotes smallness in quantity, size, or duration; often describes insignificance rather than absolute measurement.
Hebrew · H4705
מִצְעָר
Petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)
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מִצְעָר H4705
Pronunciation miṣĕʿār
What does מִצְעָר (miṣĕʿār) mean in the Bible?
מִצְעָר (miṣĕʿār): Denotes smallness in quantity, size, or duration; often describes insignificance rather than absolute measurement.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4705?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a small place (1), For a short while (1), is a small place (1), modest (1), with only a few (1).
Where does מִצְעָר (miṣĕʿār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a small place 1× Genesis 19:20
For a short while 1× Isaiah 63:18
is a small place 1× Genesis 19:20
modest 1× Job 8:7
with only a few 1× 2 Chronicles 24:24
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:20 מִצְעָ֑ר to is a small place Noun - masculine singular Genesis 19:20 מִצְעָ֛ר to a small place Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 24:24 בְמִצְעַ֨ר to with only a few Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 8:7 מִצְעָ֑ר to modest Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 63:18 לַמִּצְעָ֕ר to For a short while Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:20
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Genesis 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
מִצְעָ֑ר 2x miṣ·‘ār Genesis 19:20, Job 8:7
בְמִצְעַ֨ר 1x ḇə·miṣ·‘ar 2 Chronicles 24:24
לַמִּצְעָ֕ר 1x lam·miṣ·‘ār Isaiah 63:18
מִצְעָ֛ר 1x miṣ·‘ār Genesis 19:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 19:20, Job 8:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 2 Chronicles 24:24
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 63:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes smallness in quantity, size, or duration; often describes insignificance rather than absolute measurement.
Source Gloss
petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes smallness in quantity, size, or duration; often describes insignificance rather than absolute measurement.
petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time) BDB: a small thing Usage: little one (while), small.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִצְעָר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain