Hebrew word study

קָטָןqâṭân — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, siz…

Pronounced “kaw-tawn'”

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

Translated in the King James as: least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).

Appears 101 times in Scripture

Origin: or קָטֹן; from H6962 (קוּט);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 20×
Genesis 1:16Genesis 9:24Genesis 19:11Genesis 27:15Genesis 27:42Genesis 29:16Genesis 29:18Genesis 42:13Genesis 42:15Genesis 42:20Genesis 42:32Genesis 42:34Genesis 43:29Genesis 44:2Genesis 44:12Genesis 44:20Genesis 44:23Genesis 44:26Genesis 48:19+ 1 more in Genesis
Exodus — 2×
Exodus 18:22Exodus 18:26
Numbers — 1×
Numbers 22:18
Deuteronomy — 3×
Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 25:13Deuteronomy 25:14
Judges — 4×
Judges 1:13Judges 3:9Judges 9:5Judges 15:2
1 Samuel — 13×
1 Sam 2:191 Sam 5:91 Sam 9:211 Sam 14:491 Sam 15:171 Sam 16:111 Sam 17:141 Sam 20:21 Sam 20:351 Sam 22:151 Sam 25:361 Sam 30:21 Sam 30:19
2 Samuel — 2×
2 Sam 9:122 Sam 12:3
1 Kings — 7×
1 Ki 2:201 Ki 3:71 Ki 8:641 Ki 11:171 Ki 17:131 Ki 18:441 Ki 22:31
2 Kings — 7×
2 Ki 2:232 Ki 4:102 Ki 5:22 Ki 5:142 Ki 18:242 Ki 23:22 Ki 25:26
1 Chronicles — 4×
1 Chr 12:141 Chr 24:311 Chr 25:81 Chr 26:13
2 Chronicles — 7×
2 Chr 15:132 Chr 18:302 Chr 21:172 Chr 22:12 Chr 31:152 Chr 34:302 Chr 36:18
Esther — 2×
Esther 1:5Esther 1:20
Job — 1×
Job 3:19
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 104:25Psalms 115:13
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 30:24
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 9:14
Song of Solomon — 2×
Song 2:15Song 8:8
Isaiah — 5×
Isaiah 11:6Isaiah 22:24Isaiah 36:9Isaiah 54:7Isaiah 60:22
Jeremiah — 8×
Jeremiah 6:13Jeremiah 8:10Jeremiah 16:6Jeremiah 31:34Jeremiah 42:1Jeremiah 42:8Jeremiah 44:12Jeremiah 49:15
Ezekiel — 3×
Ezekiel 16:46Ezekiel 16:61Ezekiel 43:14
Amos — 3×
Amos 6:11Amos 7:2Amos 7:5
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:2
Jonah — 1×
Jonah 3:5
Zechariah — 1×
Zech 4:10

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