קָטֹן54 H6996b
small, little, insignificant; younger, youngest, least; from the least (range formula)
2. younger, youngest, least — Comparative or superlative sense indicating the younger or youngest member (especially of a family) or the least in rank or status, confirmed by Arabic elative أَصْغَر and Spanish 'menor' across translations. 18×
AR["أَصْغَرَ","الأَصْغَرَ","الأَصْغَرُ","الصَّغِيرَ","الـ-أَصْغَر","الْ-أَصْغَرَ","الْ-أَصْغَرُ","الْ-أَصْغَرِ","الْأَصْغَرَ","الْأَصْغَرُ","وَ-الْ-أَصْغَرُ","وَ-بِالْ-أَصْغَرِ"]·ben["-ক্ষুদ্রতমকে","আর-ছোটজন","আর-ছোটজনে","কনিষ্ঠ","ক্ষুদ্রতম","ছোট","ছোট-","ছোটজন","ছোটজনের"]·DE["[הקטן]","[קטן]","das-kleine","den-jüngsten","der-Kleine","der-jüngste","der-younger","der-youngest","des-Jüngsten","und-beim-Kleinsten","und-der-jüngste"]·EN["and-at-the-youngest","and-the-youngest","smallest-of","the-lesser","the-younger","the-youngest"]·FR["der-petit","et-le-youngest","et-à-le-youngest","le-lesser","le-younger","le-youngest","petit"]·heb["ה-קטן","ו-ב-ה-קטן","ו-ה-קטן","קטן"]·HI["और-छोटा","और-छोटे-में","छोटा","छोटी","छोटे","छोटे-के","छोटेको"]·ID["dan-dari-yang-terkecil","dan-yang-bungsu","kecil","terkecil","yang-bungsu","yang-lebih-muda","yang-terkecil"]·IT["e-a-il-youngest","e-il-youngest","il-lesser","il-minore","il-piccolo","il-più-giovane","il-younger","il-youngest","piccolo"]·jav["anem","ingkang-alit","ingkang-anem","lan-ingkang-alit","lan-wonten-ing-ingkang-alit"]·KO["그-막내","그-막내를","그-어린","그-작은","그-작은-자가","그리고-작은-자는","그리고-작은-자에게서","작은","작은-자는","작은-자의"]·PT["e-no-pequeno","e-o-menor","menor","o-menor","o-pequeno"]·RU["-малое","-младший","а-младшего","а-младший","и-с-малого","младшего","младший"]·ES["el-menor","el-pequeño","la-pequeña","y-el-pequeño","y-en-el-pequeño"]·SW["amtacho","ata","baba-yaku","mdogo","mdogo-","na-mdogo","na-tazama","na-wa-mdogo","wenu"]·TR["-en-kucuk","-küçük","-küçüğün","de-küçük","en-küçük","küçük","ve-küçük","ve-küçükle"]·urd["اور-چھوٹا-وہ","اور-چھوٹے-پر","چھوٹا","چھوٹا-وہ","چھوٹی","چھوٹے","چھوٹے-وہ","چھوٹے-کی"]
Gen 1:16, Gen 42:13, Gen 42:15, Gen 42:20, Gen 42:32, Gen 42:34, Gen 43:29, Gen 44:2, Gen 44:12, Gen 44:23, Gen 44:26, Gen 44:26 (+6 more)
▼ 2 more senses below
Senses
1. small, little, insignificant — Basic adjectival sense denoting small physical size, low quantity, or insignificance, used both attributively and predicatively with or without the article. 28×
AR["الصَّغيرُ","الصَّغيرِ","الصَّغِيرِ","صَغيراً","صَغيرًا","صَغِيرًا","صَغِيرٌ","صَغِيرٍ","صَغِيرَةً","صَغِيرَةٍ"]·ben["অল্প","ক্ষুদ্র","ছোট","ছোট-ছিল","ছোটো","বালক"]·DE["[קטן]","der-klein","klein"]·EN["little","small","the-small"]·FR["[קטן]","le-petit","petit"]·heb["ה-קטן","קטון","קטן"]·HI["छोटा","छोटी","छोटे","छोटे-के","छोटे-से","छोत","छोति","छोते"]·ID["Kecil","kecil","singkat","yang-kecil"]·IT["il-piccolo","piccolo"]·jav["alit","ingkang-alit","utawi"]·KO["그-작은자","작게","작도다","작았다","작은","작은-자","작은-자와"]·PT["o-pequeno","pequena","pequeno"]·RU["мал","маленький","малого","малое","малую","малый","малым"]·ES["Pequeño","el-pequeño","pequeña","pequeño"]·SW["dogo","mdogo","mfupi","ni-mdogo","sijui","ya-sadaka-za-amani"]·TR["kucuk","küçük"]·urd["چھوٹا","چھوٹا-تھا","چھوٹی","چھوٹے"]
Exod 18:22, Exod 18:26, Deut 1:17, 1 Sam 2:19, 1 Sam 15:17, 1 Sam 20:2, 1 Sam 20:35, 1 Sam 22:15, 1 Sam 25:36, 1 Sam 30:19, 1 Kgs 3:7, 1 Kgs 8:64 (+16 more)
3. from the least (range formula) — Used with preposition מִן in the formulaic expression 'from the least to the greatest', denoting the lower bound of an inclusive social or age range. 9×
AR["مِن-الصَّغيرِ","مِنَ-الصَّغِيرِ","مِنَ-الـ-صَّغِيرِ","مِنْ-الصَّغِيرِ"]·ben["ক্ষুদ্রতম-থেকে","ছোট-থেকে","থেকে-ছোট"]·DE["vom-Kleinen","von-klein","zu-vom-Kleinen"]·EN["from-small","from-the-least"]·FR["de-petit","petit"]·heb["ל-מ-קטון","מ-קטון","מ-קטן"]·HI["छोते-से","ल-मिन-छोटे","से-छोटे"]·ID["dari-kecil","dari-yang-kecil"]·IT["da-piccolo","piccolo"]·jav["saking-alit","saking-ingkang-alit"]·KO["에서-작은-자","에서-작은자","작은-자-에서","작은-자로부터","작은-자로부터-","작은-자부터","작은-자에서"]·PT["de-pequeno","desde-pequeno"]·RU["от-малого"]·ES["desde-pequeño"]·SW["kutoka-kijana","kutoka-mdogo","kutoka-wadogo"]·TR["-küçükten","küçükten","küçükten-","küçüğünden"]·urd["سے-چھوٹے","چھوٹے-سے","چھوٹے-سے-لےکر"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
קָטֹן54 adj. small, insignificant;—abs. ק׳ 1 S 2:19 +; cstr. קְטֹן 2 Ch 21:17;—f., pl. and sf. supplied by קָטָן;— 1. small: especially a. of youth = young, נַעַר ק׳ 1 S 20:35; 1 K 3:7; 2 K 5:14; Is 11:6; = younger of two brothers, Gn 48:17 (E) Ju 1:13; 3:9 (+ מִן comp.); הַקּ׳ youngest brother Gn 42:13 + 10 times Gn (JE), son Ju 9:5 2 Ch 22:1, so קְטֹן בַּנָיו 21:17; + גדול = young and old (v.…