זְעֵיר zᵉʻêyr
Meaning
small
In the King James Version: little.
Derivation: from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to H6819 (צָעַר)), meaning to dwindle;
Where it is used
- Job 36:2 “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
- Isaiah 28:10 For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
- Isaiah 28:13 Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.