Strong H6996H6996Hקָטֹן

small: young

One of the 3 senses of Strong H6996

Transliteration
qâţân qâţôn
Pronunciation
{kaw-tawn'} kaw-tone'
Morphology
Hebrew Adjective

Definition

: young
small, insignificant
A sub-meaning of qa.ton (קָטֹן ": small" H6996B)

General definition

From H6962; {abbreviated} that {is} {diminutive } literally (in {quantity} size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance): - {least} less ({-ser}) little ({one}) small ({-est} {one} {quantity} {thing}) young ({-er} -est).

In the Bible

Strong H6996H appears in 18 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • young9
  • youngest6
  • small2
  • younger1

First verses

  1. Genesis 42:13
    And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
  2. Genesis 42:15
    Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
  3. Genesis 42:20
    But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
  4. Genesis 42:32
    We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
  5. Genesis 42:34
    And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
  6. Genesis 43:29
    And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
  7. Genesis 44:2
    And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
  8. Genesis 44:12
    And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
  9. Genesis 44:23
    And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
  10. Genesis 44:26
    And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
  11. Genesis 48:19
    And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
  12. Judges 1:13
    And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
  13. Judges 3:9
    And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
  14. Judges 9:5
    And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
  15. 1 Samuel 5:9
    And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
  16. 2 Chronicles 15:13
    That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
  17. 2 Chronicles 21:17
    And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
  18. 2 Chronicles 22:1
    And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
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