A name appearing in Ezra's list of returnees from Babylon, literally meaning 'the small one' or 'the youngest.' Ezra 8:12 identifies someone from the family of Azgad whose father or ancestor was named Hakkatan. The definite article ('the') prefixed to 'small' suggests this was either a nickname (perhaps given to a younger sibling or small-statured person) or became a proper name in its own right. Such descriptive names were common in post-exilic communities.