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זְעֵיר H2191

H2191 is the Hebrew word זְעֵיר, transliterated zᵉʻêyr and said zeh-ayr'. The King James Version most often renders it little.

Word: זְעֵירTransliteration: zᵉʻêyrSaid: zeh-ayr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

small.

Where it comes from

from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to H6819 (צָעַר)), meaning to dwindle.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

little 2×here a little 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: little.

Verses using זְעֵיר

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Job 36:2 · KJV

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

Isaiah 28:10 · KJV

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Isaiah 28:13 · KJV

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2191 mean?

H2191 is the Hebrew word זְעֵיר (zᵉʻêyr), meaning small.

How is H2191 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it little (2 times), here a little (2 times).

How many times does H2191 appear in the Bible?

זְעֵיר (zᵉʻêyr) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2191 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to H6819 (צָעַר)), meaning to dwindle.

Nearby entries

H2188 · זֵעָה — perspiration H2189 · זַעֲוָה — agitation, maltreatment H2190 · זַעֲוָן — Zaavan, an Idumaean H2192 · זְעֵיר — {small}H2193 · זָעַךְ — to extinguish H2194 · זָעַם — properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged

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