Strong's Lexicon

H4213

H4213 — מִזעָר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmiz`arnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 571b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4213
Word:מִזעָר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from the same as H2191
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:miz`ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:miz-awr'
Meaning:1. fewness 2. (by implication as superlative) diminutiveness
KJV Renderings:few, X very.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2426

מִזְעָר noun [masculine] a little, a trifle, a few.

1. of time עוֺד מְעַט מִזְעָ֑ר Isa 10:25; Isa 29:17 yet a trifle, a little = a very little while.
2. of number מְעַט מִזְעָר שְׁאָר Isa 16:14 a remnant, a very few (opposed to לוֺא כַּ בִּיר). In Isa3 without מעט: — מִזְעָֽר ׃ונשׁאר אנושׁ Isa 24:6.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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