Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H6997 קָטָן (qatan)

Qatan means “Katan” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6997
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H6997 Quick Answer

Strong's H6997 קָטָן (Qatan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qatan (kaw-tawn') n/p. 1. small 2. Katan, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include hakkatan. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Qatan (kaw-tawn') n/p. 1. small 2. Katan, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hakkatan

Meaning and Definition

Qatan (kaw-tawn') n/p. 1. small 2. Katan, an Israelite [the same as H6996] KJV: Hakkatan (including the article). Root(s): H6996

Original Word
קָטָן
Transliteration
Qatan
Derivation
First root strongs: 6996
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6997. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hakkatan

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.12; father of: Johanan (H3110K) § Hakkatan = "the small" father of Johanan, the chief of the Bene-Azgad who returned from exile with Ezra

STEPBible · Tyndale House, Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

How Strong's H6997 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Qatan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Hakkatan Ezra 8:12

How Strong's H6997 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6997 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6997 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Ezra 8:12 KJV

And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H6997.

Ezra 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6997, grouped by book.

Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6997 FAQ

What does qatan (קָטָן) mean?

Qatan (Strong's H6997) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Katan". Qatan (kaw-tawn') n/p. 1. small 2. Katan, an Israelite

How many times is qatan (קָטָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H6997 across 1 book.

Where can I study qatan (קָטָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6997 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qatan (קָטָן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hakkatan. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.