This adjective means little, small, or insignificant, often with implications of youth or low status. While the root appears multiple times in Scripture, this particular form in Daniel 8:9 is unusual. BDB suggests emending the text to 'another little [horn]', which better fits the context of Daniel's vision. The term conveys both physical smallness and social or political insignificance, as seen in its usage with references to the youngest or least prominent.