The meaning of “מִצְעָר”
Understanding mitsʻâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
little one (while), small. - petty (in size or number) - adverbially, a short (time) 1) a small thing 1a) small thing 1b...
מִצְעָר
little one (while), small. - petty (in size or number) - adverbially, a short (time) 1) a small thing 1a) small thing 1b) little while (of time)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:20 | “Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.” Word: מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 24:24 | “For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.” Word: מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr) | |
| Job 8:7 | “Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.” Word: מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr) | |
| Isaiah 63:18 | “The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.” Word: מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr) |
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