Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2191 |
|---|---|
| Word: | זְעֵיר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to H6819), meaning to dwindle |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | ze`eyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | zeh-ayr' |
| Meaning: | 1. small |
| KJV Renderings: | little. |
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זְעֵיר noun [masculine] a little (diminutive form Ol§ 180 LagBN 85) —
זער ( ᵑ7 Syriac, be small; Biblical Hebrew זְעֵיר √ זְער; Egyptian Aramaic זער Cooke213, Nabataean זעירא, Palmyrene זערא Lzb268 SAC49).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
