קְטַנָּֽ/ם
𐤒𐤈𐤍/𐤌
qâṭân
the least of them
Denotes being small or little, either in physical size, quantity, age, or social status. It frequently describes something or someone of lesser size, rank, importance, or age compared to others. Depending on context, it can refer to literal smallness (objects or people), figurative smallness (rank, significance), or youth (the younger of siblings, people of lesser age).
Jonah 3:5 · Word #11
Lexicon H6996
| Lemma | קָטָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤈𐤍 |
| Transliteration | qâṭân |
| Strong's | H6996 |
| Definition | Denotes being small or little, either in physical size, quantity, age, or social status. It frequently describes something or someone of lesser size, rank, importance, or age compared to others. Depending on context, it can refer to literal smallness (objects or people), figurative smallness (rank, significance), or youth (the younger of siblings, people of lesser age). |
Morphology HAamsc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the least of them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6996-16
their small one
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective קָטָן denotes smallness or lesser status. As a masculine singular construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, it yields "their small one," preserving both number and pronominal possession. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the least of them
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The distributive sense intended here is 'the least of them' rather than 'their small one'. Adjusted for natural context and meristic phrase construction. |