קָטֹן (qāţon) — small / weak / young

Definition: = state in which humans are relatively young, ≈ which is sometimes associated with being weak and inexperienced, but also with being healthy

Antonyms: גָּדֹול

Show passage in OET: GEN 19:11

OET-RV GEN 19:11

11 Then they struck the men who were at the entrance of the house with blindness—all of them from the lowly to the prominent men—so that they gave up trying to find the door.

OET-LV GEN 19:11

11 And_DOM the_men who were_the _entrance _of the _house they _struck with _(the)_blindness(es) from_small and_unto great and_they _became _weary to_find the_entrance.

Show passage in OET: GEN 42:13

OET-RV GEN 42:13

13 “Your servants are twelve brothers,” they protested. “We’re all sons of one man in the Kena’an (Canaan) region. It’s all true—the youngest is home with our father, and one has passed away.”

OET-LV GEN 42:13

13 And_they _said are_two _plus ten your_servants brothers we sons _of a _man one in_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_small(sg) is_with father _of_our the_day and_the_one he_is_not.

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All 29 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 19:11 · OET GEN 42:13 · OET GEN 42:15 · OET GEN 42:20 · OET GEN 42:32 · OET GEN 42:34 · OET GEN 43:29 · OET GEN 44:2 · OET GEN 44:12 · OET GEN 44:23 · OET GEN 44:26 · OET GEN 48:19

JDG: OET JDG 1:13 · OET JDG 3:9 · OET JDG 9:5

SA1: OET SA1 5:9 · OET SA1 20:35 · OET SA1 30:2 · OET SA1 30:19

KI1: OET KI1 3:7

KI2: OET KI2 5:14 · OET KI2 23:2 · OET KI2 25:26

CH1: OET CH1 25:8 · OET CH1 26:13

CH2: OET CH2 15:13 · OET CH2 21:17 · OET CH2 22:1

ISA: OET ISA 11:6

Sense 3: lesser, low, insignificant

Semantic domains: Insignificant (002001002015)

Core domains: Status (170)

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

Synonyms: בזה · צָעִיר

Antonyms: גָּדֹול · עָצוּם

Show passage in OET: DEU 1:17

OET-RV DEU 1:17

17 Don’t show partiality when you’re making a judgement—treat important people just the same as the others. Don’t worry about what people will think because fair judgement is a godly activity. And if any matter is too difficult, bring it to me for a decision.

OET-LV DEU 1:17

17 Not you(pl)_will _pay _regard _to faces in_judgement as_small as_great you(pl)_will _listen not you(pl)_will _be _afraid from_face/in _front _of anyone if/because the_judgement belongs_to_god it and_the_matter which it _will _be_too_hard for_you(pl) you(pl)_will _bring _near to_me and_I_will _hear _it.

Show passage in OET: SA1 15:17

OET-RV SA1 15:17

17 So Shmuel told him, “Although you consider yourself insignificant, aren’t you the head of the tribes of Yisrael (Israel)? Yahweh anointed you as king over Yisrael,

OET-LV SA1 15:17

17 And_ Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) _he/it _said am_not though were_small you in_your _two’s _own _of_eyes the _chief _of the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) are_you and_he_anointed _you YHWH to_king over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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All 18 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: OET DEU 1:17

SA1: OET SA1 15:17 · OET SA1 30:2

KI1: OET KI1 22:31

KI2: OET KI2 23:2 · OET KI2 25:26

CH1: OET CH1 25:8 · OET CH1 26:13

CH2: OET CH2 15:13 · OET CH2 18:30

JOB: OET JOB 3:19

ISA: OET ISA 60:22

JER: OET JER 8:10 · OET JER 42:1 · OET JER 42:8 · OET JER 44:12 · OET JER 49:15

OBA: OET OBA 1:2

Sense 4: small, lesser, trivial, insignificant

Semantic domains: Trivial (002001003017)

Core domains: Significance (159)

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

Antonyms: גָּדֹול

Show passage in OET: EXO 18:22

OET-RV EXO 18:22

22 They’ll be the ones to judge the people, except that every serious situation they’ll bring to you—they’ll judge every minor situation themselves. Yes, you must lighten this load off yourself, and they’ll share the load with you.

OET-LV EXO 18:22

22 And_they _will _judge DOM the_people in_all time and_it _was every _of (the)_matter the_big/great(sg) they _will _bring to_you and_all (the)_matter the_small(sg) they they _will _judge and_lighten from_on_yourself and_they _will _bear with_you.

Show passage in OET: SA1 20:2

OET-RV SA1 20:2

2 “Far from it,” Yonatan responded. “You won’t die. Listen, my father doesn’t do anything, big or small, without telling me. So why would my father hide this from me if it was his plan? No, you’re wrong.”

OET-LV SA1 20:2

2 And_he/it _said to_him/it far_be _it not you _will _die HERE mmm wwww father _of_my anything great or anything small and_not he _uncovers DOM ear _of_my and_why father _of_my will _he _hide from_me DOM the_thing the_this is_not this.

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All 4 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 18:22

SA1: OET SA1 20:2 · OET SA1 22:15 · OET SA1 25:36

Sense 5: simple

Semantic domains: Simple (002001003015)

Definition: = state in which a case is considered relatively easy to solve

Antonyms: קָשֶׁה

Show passage in OET: EXO 18:26

OET-RV EXO 18:26

26 They became the ones who settled most disputes for the people. They brought the difficult cases to Mosheh, but they judged each minor situation themselves.

OET-LV EXO 18:26