What does כֹּל · דָּבָר · קָטָן mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · דָּבָר · קָטָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H1697, H6996
כָּל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause · abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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דָּבָר H1697 a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
Pronunciation dāḇār
Word that moves from speech to action: what is spoken becomes a matter of real consequence and effect.
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קָטָן H6996 abbreviated , i.e. diminutive , literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Pronunciation qāṭān
Small in size, quantity, age, or significance; marks both physical diminishment and reduced status or importance.
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What does כָּל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן (kol-haddavar haqqaton) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · דָּבָר · קָטָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H1697, H6996?
H3605, H1697, H6996 is connected to 6,973 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong's H3605, H1697, H6996
Lexical occurrences 6,973 verses Source Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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