צָעִיר
tsa.ir
“little”
Definition
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
or צָעוֹר; from H6819 (צָעַר);
- little, insignificant, young 1a) little, insignificant 1b) insignificant, mean 1c) young, younger, youngest
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
צָעִיר appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
Therefore hear the plansthat the LORD has drawn up against Babylonand the strategies He has devisedagainst the land of the Chaldeans:Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away;certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
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