Lexical Definition

‎זְעֵיר‎ zᵉʻêyr (zeh-ayr') little ^H:N-M
from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to ‎צָעַר‎), meaning to dwindle

little.

• small

1) a little
1a) of quantity
1b) of time

See Greek: μικρός

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: ze.er (‎ז‎ְ‎ע‎ֵ‎יר‎ "little" זְעֵיר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זְעֵיר‎ noun [masculine] a little (diminutive form Ol^{§ 180} Lag^{BN 85}) —

1. of quantity, amount (of instruction) ‎שָׁם‎ ‎׳‎‎שָׁם ז‎ ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Isa 28:10; Isa 28:13 (in both || ‎צַו‎, ‎קַו‎).

2. of time, ‎וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּ‎ ‎׳‎‎כַּתַּרלִֿי ז‎ Job 36:2.

‎זער‎ (ᵑ7 Syriac, be small; Biblical Hebrew ‎זְעֵיר‎ √ ‎זְער‎; Egyptian Aramaic ‎זער‎ Cooke²¹³, Nabataean ‎זעירא‎, Palmyrene ‎זערא‎ Lzb²⁶⁸ SAC⁴⁹).

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