קָטָן (qāţān) — small / weak / young

Form 1

Part of speech: aj

Related lemmas: קטן

Sense 1: small, weak

Semantic domains: Little (002001001035)

Core domains: Size (161)

Definition: = state in which animate or inanimate objects are relatively small in size, ≈ which is sometimes associated with a lack of strength, and with insignificance

Antonyms: גָּדֹול

Show passage in OET: DEU 25:13

OET-RV DEU 25:13

13 Don’t keep two stone weights in your bag—a lighter one and a heavier one for when you’re buying and selling.

OET-LV DEU 25:13

13 Not it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) in_bag _of_your a _weight and_a _weight large and_small.

Show passage in OET: DEU 25:14

OET-RV DEU 25:14

14 Don’t keep two measuring containers in your house—a smaller one and a larger one.

OET-LV DEU 25:14

14 Not it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) in_house _of_your a _measure and_a _measure large and_small.

Jump to OET DEU 25:13 section.

Jump to OET DEU 25:14 section.

All 14 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: OET DEU 25:13–14

SA1: OET SA1 9:21

SA2: OET SA2 12:3

KI1: OET KI1 17:13 · OET KI1 18:44

KI2: OET KI2 4:10

CH2: OET CH2 36:18

PSA: OET PSA 104:25

PRO: OET PRO 30:24

ECC: OET ECC 9:14

SNG: OET SNG 2:15

ISA: OET ISA 22:24

EZE: OET EZE 43:14

Sense 2: young, younger, youngest

Semantic domains: Young (002001001070)

Core domains: Age (005)

Definition: = state in which humans are relatively young, ≈ which is associated with being insignificant, but also with being healthy

Antonyms: בָּכִיר · גָּדֹול

Show passage in OET: GEN 9:24

OET-RV GEN 9:24

24 Eventually, Noah woke up from his drunken sleep and found out what his youngest son (Ham) had done to him

OET-LV GEN 9:24

24 And_ Noaḩ _he _awoke from_wine _of_his and_he/it _knew DOM that_which he _had _done to_him/it his/its_son (the)_young.

Show passage in OET: GEN 27:15

OET-RV GEN 27:15

15 She then got Esav’s best clothes that were in the house and got her younger son Ya’akov to put them on,

OET-LV GEN 27:15

15 And_ Riⱱqāh _she/it _took DOM the _clothes _of ˊĒsāv son _of_her the_big/great(sg) the _desirable_things which were_with_her in_house and_she _clothed DOM Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) son _of_her (the)_young.

Jump to OET GEN 9:24 section.

Jump to OET GEN 27:15 section.

All 20 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 9:24 · OET GEN 27:15 · OET GEN 27:42 · OET GEN 29:16 · OET GEN 29:18 · OET GEN 44:20

JDG: OET JDG 15:2

SA1: OET SA1 14:49 · OET SA1 16:11 · OET SA1 17:14

SA2: OET SA2 9:12

KI1: OET KI1 11:17

KI2: OET KI2 2:23 · OET KI2 5:2

CH1: OET CH1 24:31

CH2: OET CH2 31:15 · OET CH2 34:30

SNG: OET SNG 8:8

EZE: OET EZE 16:46 · OET EZE 16:61

Sense 3: lesser, low

Semantic domains: Insignificant (002001002015)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: = state in which humans are of relatively low esteem

Antonyms: גָּדֹול

Show passage in OET: KI2 18:24

OET-RV KI2 18:24

24 If you can’t do that, how could you all possibly repel even one of our army units? Haha, but of course you trust in Mitsrayim to supply chariots and horsemen.

OET-LV KI2 18:24

24 And_how will _you _turn _back DOM the _face _of the _governor _of (of)_one of _the _servants _of my_master (the)_little and_you _have _been _relying to/for_yourself(m) on Miʦrayim for_chariotry and_for_horsemen.

Show passage in OET: CH1 12:15

OET-RV CH1 12:14

14 Those men from the Gad tribe were army leaders—each leading somewhere between a hundred and a thousand men.

OET-LV CH1 12:15

15  These from_(the)_sons of _Gād were_the _chiefs _of the _army was_one to_a _hundred the_little and_the_great was_one_to _a _thousand.

Jump to OET KI2 18:24 section.

Jump to OET CH1 12:14 section.

All 11 recorded passages for this sense

KI2: OET KI2 18:24

CH1: OET CH1 12:14

CH2: OET CH2 31:15

EST: OET EST 1:5 · OET EST 1:20

PSA: OET PSA 115:13

ISA: OET ISA 36:9

JER: OET JER 6:13 · OET JER 16:6 · OET JER 31:34

JNA: OET JNA 3:5

Sense 4: small, trivial, insignificant

Semantic domains: Trivial (002001003017)

Core domains: Significance (159)

Definition: = state in which an event is considered trivial and insignificant

Show passage in OET: NUM 22:18

OET-RV NUM 22:18

18 “Even if Balak gave me a houseful of gold and sliver,” Bil’am told Balak’s servant, “I still couldn’t go against Yahweh’s instructions, even if it was just to do something small.

OET-LV NUM 22:18

18 And_ Bilˊām _he _answered and_he/it _said to the _servants _of Bālāq if he _will _give to_me Bālāq the _fullness _of his _house _of_his silver and_gold not I _will _be _able to_transgress DOM the _mouth _of YHWH god _of_my for_doing a _small_thing or a _large_thing.

Show passage in OET: KI1 2:20

OET-RV KI1 2:20

20 Then she said, “I have one small request for you. Please don’t say you won’t do it”
¶ “What’s your request, my mother,” the king responded, “because I couldn’t refuse you.”

OET-LV KI1 2:20