הַ/קָּטָ֔ן

𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤍

haqatan

the youngest

or קָטֹן; from קוּט; abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance); least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).

H6996

1 Samuel 16:11 · Word #10

Lexicon H6996

Lemmaקָטָן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤈𐤍
Transliterationqâṭân
Strong'sH6996
In-contextthe youngest

Morphology HTd/Aamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6996-01

the small (one)

Morphological NotesAdjective, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ). Functions substantivally in many contexts ("the small one," "the younger," "the least").
Rendering RationaleThe adjective קָטָן carries the core idea of smallness or insignificance from the root קטן. The form is masculine singular absolute with the definite article ("the"), so "the small (one)" preserves both the diminutive sense of the root and the grammatical features of masculine singular definiteness.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קטן (smallness, littleness, insignificance, youthfulness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6997-01 haqatan the small one (masculine singular)
H6996-02 haqaton the small one
H6996-03 haqetanah the small (feminine one)

Word Usage (101 occurrences of H6996)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:16 הַ/קָּטֹן֙ haqaton lesser
Genesis 9:24 הַ/קָּטָֽן haqatan the youngest
Genesis 19:11 מִ/קָּטֹ֖ן miqaton from small