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I. צָעִיר adjective little, insignificant, young; — absoluteצָעִיר Gen 25:23 +; feminine צְעִירָה Gen 19:31 +; צְעִרָה 1Sam 9:12 masculine plural צְעִירִים Job 30:1 suffix צְעִירֶיהָ Jer 48:4 Qr ( Kt צעוריה but see צֹעַר ); צְעִירֵיהֶם Jer 14:3 ( Kt צעוריהם), etc.; —
1.
a.
little, with idea of insignificance
Judg 6:15 (||
הַדַּל), compare 1Sam 9:21 (|| קְטַנֵּי), Mic 5:1; Ps 68:28; Isa 60:22 (opposed to גוי
עצום); of horn in vision Dan 8:9, read probablyאחרת צעירה for אחת
מִצְּעִירָה, compare Bev
Dr; צְעִירֵי הַצֹּאן
Jer 49:20;
Jer 50:45
(figurative of helpless captives).
b.
insignificant, mean, Ps 119:141 (|| נִבְזֶה), Jer 14:3 (as substantive);
on Jer 48:4
.see צֹעַר.
2. more often of age, young (usually with article the younger,
youngest, as substantive), of son (brother), opposed to הַבְּכוֺר
Gen 43:33;
Gen 48:14
(both
J
), Josh 6:26
; 1Kgs
16:34
, opposed to רַב
Gen 25:23 (
J
), compare אני
׳
צ
לְיָמִים ואתם יְשִׁישִׁים
Job 32:6 of
daughter (sister), opposed to הַבְּכִירָה
Gen 19:31;
Gen 19:34;
Gen 19:35;
Gen 19:38(
J
) Gen
29:26
(
E
); — here belongs also צְעַירִים מִמֶּנִּי לימים
Job 30:1, si
vera
lectio; GHBWr Siegf
Bu strike out ממני לימים;
ᵐ5
ἐλἁχιστοι); put then under 1.b.