Hebrew · H6996

קָטָן

Abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

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קָטָן H6996

Pronunciation qāṭān

What does קָטָן (qāṭān) mean in the Bible?

קָטָן (qāṭān): Small in size, quantity, age, or significance; marks both physical diminishment and reduced status or importance.

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What does קָטָן (qāṭān) mean in the Bible?

קָטָן (qāṭān): Small in size, quantity, age, or significance; marks both physical diminishment and reduced status or importance.

How does the BSB render H6996?

The BSB source-word alignment has 101 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include small (13), from the least (5), young (5), The youngest (4), your youngest (4).

Where does קָטָן (qāṭān) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (20), 1 Samuel (13), Jeremiah (8), 1 Kings (7).

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

small 13× 1 Samuel 15:17, 1 Samuel 20:2, 2 Samuel 12:3, 1 Kings 2:20

from the least 5× Esther 1:5, Esther 1:20, Jeremiah 42:1, Jeremiah 42:8

young 5× Genesis 19:11, 1 Samuel 30:19, 1 Chronicles 25:8, 1 Chronicles 26:13

The youngest 4× Genesis 42:13, Judges 9:5, 1 Samuel 16:11, 2 Chronicles 22:1

your youngest 4× Genesis 42:15, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 42:34, Genesis 43:29

her younger 3× Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Judges 15:2

younger 3× Judges 1:13, Judges 3:9, Ezekiel 16:61

. . . 2× 2 Kings 2:23, Isaiah 11:6

a small 2× 1 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 4:10

a young 2× 1 Kings 11:17, 2 Kings 5:2

among the least 2× 2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9

and small 2× 2 Chronicles 36:18, Jeremiah 16:6

both young 2× 1 Samuel 5:9, 1 Samuel 30:2

from the least of them 2× Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 31:34

his youngest 2× Genesis 9:24, 2 Chronicles 21:17

is so small 2× Amos 7:2, Amos 7:5

minor 2× Exodus 18:22, Exodus 18:26

the lesser 2× Genesis 1:16, Isaiah 22:24

[and] young alike 1× 2 Chronicles 31:15

[both] small 1× Deuteronomy 1:17

[The space] from the smaller 1× Ezekiel 43:14

a little 1× 1 Samuel 2:19

and a small 1× 1 Samuel 20:35

and a younger brother 1× Genesis 44:20

and one light 1× Deuteronomy 25:13

and one small 1× Deuteronomy 25:14

and the small 1× Amos 6:11

and the younger 1× Genesis 29:16

and the youngest 1× Genesis 42:32

and their younger 1× 1 Chronicles 24:31

and your younger 1× Ezekiel 16:46

anything small 1× Numbers 22:18

are small 1× Proverbs 30:24

as small 1× 1 Kings 18:44

Both small 1× Job 3:19

For a brief 1× Isaiah 54:7

for your younger 1× Genesis 29:18

from the least [of them] 1× Jeremiah 8:10

from the smallest 1× 1 Samuel 9:21

had a young 1× 2 Samuel 9:12

his younger 1× Genesis 48:19

his younger daughter 1× 1 Samuel 14:49

not in part 1× 1 Samuel 22:15

nothing 1× 1 Samuel 25:36

of a little 1× 2 Kings 5:14

of small things 1× Zechariah 4:10

of the youngest one’s 1× Genesis 44:2

only a little 1× 1 Kings 3:7

our younger 1× Genesis 44:26

So if our younger 1× Genesis 44:26

the least 1× Jonah 3:5

the least [of whom] 1× 1 Chronicles 12:14

The least [of you] 1× Isaiah 60:22

the little 1× Song Of Solomon 2:15

There was a small 1× Ecclesiastes 9:14

was the youngest 1× 1 Samuel 17:14

was too small 1× 1 Kings 8:64

We have a little 1× Song Of Solomon 8:8

with the youngest 1× Genesis 44:12

your younger 1× Genesis 44:23

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 1:16

Aligned rows 101

Books represented 24

Genesis 20 Exodus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 3 Judges 4 1 Samuel 13 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 7 Esther 2 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 3 Amos 3 Obadiah 1 Jonah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

הַקָּטֹ֖ן 8x haq·qā·ṭōn Genesis 42:15, Genesis 44:23, Genesis 44:26, Exodus 18:22

קָטֹ֖ן 8x qā·ṭōn 1 Samuel 20:35, 1 Samuel 22:15, 1 Kings 22:31, 2 Kings 5:14

הַקָּטֹן֙ 5x haq·qā·ṭōn Genesis 1:16, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 48:19, 2 Chronicles 22:1

הַקָּטָ֔ן 3x haq·qā·ṭān Genesis 27:42, 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Chronicles 12:14

קָטֹ֛ן 3x qā·ṭōn 1 Samuel 25:36, Jeremiah 49:15, Obadiah 1:2

קְטַנָּ֔ה 3x qə·ṭan·nāh 2 Kings 4:10, Ecclesiastes 9:14, Song Of Solomon 8:8

הַקָּטָ֑ן 2x haq·qā·ṭān 1 Samuel 17:14, Isaiah 22:24

הַקָּטֹ֤ן 2x haq·qā·ṭōn Genesis 42:13, Genesis 44:26

Parsing patterns

Article | Adjective - masculine singular 29x Genesis 1:16, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42

Adjective - masculine singular 24x Genesis 44:20, 1 Samuel 2:19, 1 Samuel 15:17, 1 Samuel 20:2

Adjective - feminine singular 9x Numbers 22:18, 2 Samuel 12:3, 1 Kings 2:20, 1 Kings 17:13

Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular 7x Genesis 19:11, 1 Samuel 5:9, 1 Samuel 30:2, 2 Kings 25:26

Article | Adjective - feminine singular 6x Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Judges 15:2, 1 Samuel 14:49

Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 1:17, 1 Chronicles 25:8, 1 Chronicles 26:13, 2 Chronicles 31:15

Article | Adjective - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 18:24, Psalms 115:13, Isaiah 36:9

Adjective - feminine plural 2x Psalms 104:25, Zechariah 4:10

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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קָטָן

What does קָטָן (qāṭān) mean in the Bible?

What does קָטָן (qāṭān) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6996?

Where does קָטָן (qāṭān) appear in Scripture?

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