What does קָטָן · גָּדַל · מִן mean in the Bible?
קָטָן · גָּדַל · מִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the younger shall become greater than he".
Hebrew · H6996, H1431, H4480
הַקָּטֹן יִגְדַּל מִמֶּנּוּ
Abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance) · to be (causatively make ) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) · properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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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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גָּדַל H1431 to be (causatively make ) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
Pronunciation gādal
Growth into power, prominence, or pride—both physical maturation and moral/spiritual elevation or corruption.
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מִן H4480 properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
Pronunciation min
Marks separation or extraction from a source, originating point, or partitive relation across spatial, temporal, causal domains.
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What does הַקָּטֹן יִגְדַּל מִמֶּנּוּ (ha-qaton yigdal mimennu) mean in the Bible?
קָטָן · גָּדַל · מִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the younger shall become greater than he".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6996, H1431, H4480?
H6996, H1431, H4480 is connected to 1,447 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the younger shall become greater than he
Strong's H6996, H1431, H4480
Lexical occurrences 1,447 verses Source Gloss
the younger shall become greater than he
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַקָּטֹן יִגְדַּל מִמֶּנּוּ is built from this root:
קוּט H6962
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain