Words the Bible translates as little
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- mikrosμικρόςsmall or little: low on any scale, whether in size, in standing, or in amount of time.
- oligosὀλίγοςsmall in quantity: few in number, little in amount, or brief in time or extent
- me'atמְעַטa small quantity: a little of something, a few in number, or a short while.
- qatanקָטָןsmall or lesser in comparison to something else, whether in physical size, age, or social standing
- brachusβραχύςshort: there is only a little of something, whether a stretch of time, a distance, an amount, or a degree
- tsa'irצָעִירsmall or lesser: the younger of a family, or the one lowest in rank, size, or importance.
- ze'erזְעֵירlittlenot studied yet
- mitsarמִצְעָרlittlenot studied yet
- mizarמִזְעָרlittlenot studied yet
- ze'erזְעֵירlittlenot studied yet
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