Original Language Studio
Genesis 19:38
“And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צָעִירtsâʻîyr · tsaw-eer'
H6810 · Hebrew
H6810 · Hebrew
- Definition
- little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
- Derivation
- or צָעוֹר; from H6819 (צָעַר);
- KJV renderings
- least, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- צְּעִירָ֤ה — adjective, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 24 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 19:31Genesis 19:34Genesis 19:35Genesis 25:23Genesis 29:26
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 צָעִיר 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.