קָטֹן
qâṭôn · kaw-tone'
to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (rather denominative from H6996 (קָטָן));
to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › to surround and contain › the seed, life continuing
What comes behind, the returning cycle that works to surround and contain of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קָטֹן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- i am not worthy of the least1 · 25%
- and this was yet a small thing1 · 25%
- and yet this was a small thing1 · 25%
- small1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.