Original Word: מִצְעָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mitsar
Phonetic Spelling: (mits-awr')
Short Definition: small I. ("" ); —

absolute a small thing, of city Genesis 19:20 (twice in verse) (J); of Job's fortunes, Job 8:7 (opposed to ); construct 2Chronicles 24:24 a few men; of time Isaiah 63:18 for the [a] little while. — Psalm 42:7 see II..

little one while, small

From tsa'ar; petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time) -- little one (while), small.

see HEBREW tsa'ar

בְמִצְעַ֨ר במצער לַמִּצְעָ֕ר למצער מִצְעָ֑ר מִצְעָ֛ר מצער ḇə·miṣ·‘ar ḇəmiṣ‘ar lam·miṣ·‘ār lammiṣ‘ār lammitzAr miṣ‘ār miṣ·‘ār mitzAr vemitzArInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts

Strong's Hebrew 4705
5 Occurrences

lam·miṣ·‘ār — 1 Occ.
miṣ·‘ār — 3 Occ.
ḇə·miṣ·‘ar — 1 Occ.

Genesis 19:20
HEB: שָׁ֖מָּה וְהִ֣יא מִצְעָ֑ר אִמָּלְטָ֨ה נָּ֜א
NAS: [enough] to flee to, and it is small. Please,
KJV: unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape
INT: there and it is small escape Please

Genesis 19:20
HEB: שָׁ֗מָּה הֲלֹ֥א מִצְעָ֛ר הִ֖וא וּתְחִ֥י
NAS: there (is it not small?) that my life
KJV: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul
INT: there not is small he may be saved

2 Chronicles 24:24
HEB: כִּי֩ בְמִצְעַ֨ר אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בָּ֣אוּ ׀
NAS: came with a small number of men;
KJV: came with a small company of men,
INT: Indeed A small of men came

Job 8:7
HEB: וְהָיָ֣ה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ מִצְעָ֑ר וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה
NAS: Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end
KJV: Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end
INT: become your beginning was insignificant your end will increase

Isaiah 63:18
HEB: לַמִּצְעָ֕ר יָרְשׁ֖וּ עַם־
NAS: Your sanctuary for a little while, Our adversaries
KJV: have possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries
INT: A little possessed people

5 Occurrences