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קטן

Strong’s: H6994

Associated OET lemmas: קָטֹן

Authors: Graham S. Ogden

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related names: יָקְטָן

Related lemmas: קָטָן · קָטֹן · קֹטֶן

Sense 1: to make small, to reduce

Semantic domains: Little (002001001035)

Core domains: Size (161)

Definition: = causative action by which humans reduce the size of an inanimate

Forms: vbhif-

Antonyms: גדל

Show passage in OET: AMO 8:5

OET-RV AMO 8:5

5 They say,
⇔ “When will the new moon celebrations be over, so we can sell grain again?
⇔ ≈ When will the Rest Day be over, so we can sell wheat?
⇔ We’ll make the measure small and increase the price,
⇔ ≈ as we cheat with false scales.

OET-LV AMO 8:5

5 To_say when the _new_moon will _it _pass so_that _we _may _sell _grain grain and_the_sabbath so_that _we _may _open grain to_make _small an _ʼēyfāh and_to_make _great a _shekel and_to_falsify balances _of deceit.

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Sense 2: to be unworthy of, to not deserve

Semantic domains: Insignificant (002001002015)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: literally: to be smaller than an event; hence: = state in which humans consider themselves unworthy of something

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: GEN 32:11

OET-RV GEN 32:10

10 I’m unworthy of all the kindnesses and of all the faithfulness that you have shown me your slave, because I crossed this Yarden (Jordan) River with only my staff, but now I’ve become two camps.

OET-LV GEN 32:11

11  I _am_too_insignificant from_all the _covenant_loyalti(es) and_for_all _of the_faithfulness which you _have _done with servant _of_your if/because with_staff _of_my I _passed _over DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) the_this and_now I _have _become (into)_two _of camps.

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Sense 3: to be small, to be trivial, to be insignificant

Semantic domains: Trivial (002001003017)

Core domains: Significance (159)

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

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: SA2 7:19

OET-RV SA2 7:19

19 But that was just minor to you, my master Yahweh. You also spoke about the distant future for my descendants.

OET-LV SA2 7:19

19 And_it _was _small yet this_thing in_eyes _of_your my_master YHWH and_you _have _spoken also concerning the _house _of your _servant _of_your (to)_from_distant_time and_this is_the _manner _of the_humankind my_master YHWH.

Show passage in OET: CH1 17:17

OET-RV CH1 17:17

17 This was such a small thing in your eyes, God, and you’ve spoken about the future of your servant’s family, and you’ve blessed me more than I deserve, Yahweh God.

OET-LV CH1 17:17

17 And_ this_thing _it _was _small in_eyes _of_your Oh _god and_you _have _spoken on the _house _of your _servant _of_your (to)_from_distant_time and_you_have _seen _me according_to _the _order _of the_humankind the _going_up Oh_YHWH god.

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