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מִצְעָר H4705
H4705 is the Hebrew word מִצְעָר, transliterated mitsʻâr and said mits-awr'. The King James Version most often renders it little one.
What it means
petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time).
Where it comes from
from H6819 (צָעַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: little one (while), small.
Verses using מִצְעָר
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 19:20 · KJV
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
2 Chronicles 24:24 · KJV
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
Job 8:7 · KJV
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Isaiah 63:18 · KJV
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4705 mean?
H4705 is the Hebrew word מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr), meaning petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time).
How is H4705 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it little one (2 times), small (2 times), little while (1 time).
How many times does H4705 appear in the Bible?
מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4705 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6819 (צָעַר).
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