Original Language Studio
2 Samuel 7:19
“And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6994 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account
- Derivation
- a primitive root (rather denominative from H6996 (קָטָן));
- KJV renderings
- be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- תִּקְטַן֩ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 32:111 Chronicles 17:17Amos 8:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָטֹן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.