The meaning of “מִזְעָר”
Understanding mizʻâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
few, [idiom] very. - fewness - by implication, as superl. diminutiveness 1) a little, a trifle, a few 1a) a trifle, a li...
מִזְעָר
few, [idiom] very. - fewness - by implication, as superl. diminutiveness 1) a little, a trifle, a few 1a) a trifle, a little (of time) 1b) a remnant, a very few (of number)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 10:25 | “For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.” Word: מִזְעָר (mizʻâr) | |
| Isaiah 16:14 | “But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. ” Word: מִזְעָר (mizʻâr) | |
| Isaiah 24:6 | “Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.” Word: מִזְעָר (mizʻâr) | |
| Isaiah 29:17 | “Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?” Word: מִזְעָר (mizʻâr) |
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