מִצְעָר
Used: 5 times · Key: 4705 · BDB: מִצְעָר²
Glosses
[is].a.small.place (1); a.small.number (1); a.small.place (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
a small thing tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.m. small thing tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. a small thing (‖ מִזְעָר);— abs. מ׳ a small thing, of city Gn 19:20(×2) (J); of Job’s fortunes, רֵאשִׁיתְךָ מ׳ Jb 8:7 (opp. יִשְׂגֶּה מְאֹד); cstr. מִצְעַר אֲנָשִׁים 2 Ch 24:24 a few men; of time לַמּ׳ Is 63:18 for the [a] little while.—ψ 42:7 v. ii. מ׳.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 2 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מִצְעָר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
וְהָיָ֣ה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ מִצְעָ֑ר וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃
Word for word: and it.will.be beginning your a.small.thing and future your it.will.grow exceedingly
JPS 1917: And though thy beginning was small, yet thy end should greatly increase.
לַמִּצְעָ֕ר יָרְשׁ֖וּ עַם־קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ צָרֵ֕ינוּ בּוֹסְס֖וּ מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃
Word for word: for.(the) small time they.possessed the.people your.holiness your foes our they.have.trodden.down sanctuary your
JPS 1917: Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.
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