Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
small
English translation:
katan / ktana
Added to glossary by
John Kinory (X)
Jan 27, 2002 07:42
22 yrs ago
Hebrew term
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small
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religion
"He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as SMALL as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move.
Matthew 17:20
Matthew 17:20
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | emuna (faith) ke-garger (as the grain of) khardal (mustard) |
John Kinory (X)
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| 5 +2 | katan - קטן (masculine) and k'tana - קטנה (feminine) |
Sue Goldian
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| 5 | zeira |
Malcolm Barnett
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emuna (faith) ke-garger (as the grain of) khardal (mustard)
FWIW, the original text does not say small, tiny, minute, minuscule or any other synonym. It says (I checked the English and Hebrew standard versions):
... faith as a grain of mustard seed.
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Sue Goldian
: I meant the asker's original text....
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Only teasing :-) Shouldn't you be working?!:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I appreciate everyone's response. I'm sorry if the inquiry was somewhat unclear. But, you gave me the answer I was looking for. I checked in a different Bible and sure enough it says "...as a grain of mustard seed." Thank you so much for your time."
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katan - קטן (masculine) and k'tana - קטנה (feminine)
This isn't Hebrew to English, it's English to Hebrew! In any case, small in English is katan (masculine) or k'tana (feminine). In your case, the word for faith, emunah, is feminine, so it would be k'tana.
HTH
Sue
HTH
Sue
Peer comment(s):
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John Kinory (X)
: Agree on ktana. But see my reply below
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Thanks Yoni
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| agree |
Michal Circolone
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Thanks Michal
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zeira
yup, you wanted the Hebrew; I prefer za'ir (zeira) which conveys the idea of tiny beter than just katan(a), IMHO
Peer comment(s):
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Sue Goldian
: But the original text says "small" and not "tiny"
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Well, for starters the original is in Greek, I think, but if "small as a mustard seed" ain't tiny, I don't know what is :-)
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John Kinory (X)
: Agree with Sue
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