Lexical Definition

‎צָעִיר‎ tsâʻîyr (tsaw-eer') little ^H:A
or צָעוֹר tsâʻôwr (tsaw-ore'); from ‎צָעַר‎

least, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).

• little
• (in number) few
• (in age) young, (in value) ignoble

1) little, insignificant, young
1a) little, insignificant
1b) insignificant, mean
1c) young, younger, youngest

See Greek: ἀρνίον · ἐλάσσων · μικρός · νέος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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.

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