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צָעִיר H6810
H6810 is the Hebrew word צָעִיר, transliterated tsâʻîyr and said tsaw-eer'. The King James Version most often renders it younger.
What it means
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble.
Where it comes from
or צָעוֹר; from H6819 (צָעַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: least, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).
Verses using צָעִיר
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 19:31 · KJV
And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
Genesis 19:34 · KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Genesis 19:35 · KJV
And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
Genesis 19:38 · KJV
And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
Genesis 29:26 · KJV
And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
Genesis 43:33 · KJV
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
Genesis 48:14 · KJV
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
Joshua 6:26 · KJV
And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
Judges 6:15 · KJV
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
1 Samuel 9:21 · KJV
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
1 Kings 16:34 · KJV
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
Job 30:1 · KJV
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
Job 32:6 · KJV
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Psalm 68:27 · KJV
There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalm 119:141 · KJV
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
Isaiah 60:22 · KJV
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
Jeremiah 14:3 · KJV
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
Jeremiah 48:4 · KJV
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
Jeremiah 49:20 · KJV
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Jeremiah 50:45 · KJV
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Micah 5:2 · KJV
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6810 mean?
H6810 is the Hebrew word צָעִיר (tsâʻîyr), meaning little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble.
How is H6810 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it younger (5 times), youngest (2 times), least (2 times), little ones (2 times), surely the least (2 times), among others.
How many times does H6810 appear in the Bible?
צָעִיר (tsâʻîyr) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6810 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or צָעוֹר; from H6819 (צָעַר).
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