What does צָעַר mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) ignoble".
Hebrew · H6819
צָעַר
To be small , i.e. (figuratively) ignoble
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צָעַר H6819
What does צָעַר mean in the Bible?
צָעַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to be small , i.e. (figuratively) ignoble".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6819?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be belittled (1), if they are brought low (1), the little ones (1).
Where does צָעַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 14:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1), Job (1), Zechariah (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 be belittled 1× Jeremiah 30:19
if they are brought low 1× Job 14:21
the little ones 1× Zechariah 13:7
Show sample aligned rows
Job 14:21 וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ to if they are brought low Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Jeremiah 30:19 יִצְעָֽרוּ׃ to be belittled Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Zechariah 13:7 הַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ to the little ones Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 14:21
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Job 1 Jeremiah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ 1x haṣ·ṣō·‘ă·rîm Zechariah 13:7
וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ 1x wə·yiṣ·‘ă·rū Job 14:21
יִצְעָֽרוּ׃ 1x yiṣ·‘ā·rū Jeremiah 30:19
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 13:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Job 14:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 30:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be small , i.e. (figuratively) ignoble
Source Gloss
to be small , i.e. (figuratively) ignoble
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be small, i.e. (figuratively) ignoble Usage: be brought low, little one, be small.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Jer 30:19 1×
Word Origins
צָעַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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