Strong's Hebrew · H6994
H6994 qâṭôn
קָטֹן
kaw-tone'
be small
qâṭôn appears 4 times in Scripture, in Genesis, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles and Amos. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account
In the King James Version
be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy.
Derivation
a primitive root (rather denominative from H6996 (קָטָן));
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?”
“And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.”
“asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.”
“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
