30 occurrences

'Least' in the Bible

And the people stayed up all that day, all that night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail. The one who gathered the least gathered ten homers, and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp.

It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the Lord favored and chose you -- for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.

These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.

Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The Lord's word which you have announced is appropriate." Then he added, "At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime."

These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand.

In the second year after they had come to the temple of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak initiated the work, along with the rest of their associates, the priests and the Levites, and all those who were coming to Jerusalem from the exile. They appointed the Levites who were at least twenty years old to take charge of the work on the Lord's temple.

The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!"

"That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

The people say, "Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

"People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me," says the Lord. "For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done."

But Babylonia will be put to great shame. The land where you were born will be disgraced. Indeed, Babylonia will become the least important of all nations. It will become a dry and barren desert.

The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

"I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.'

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he is."

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great."

So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your place.' Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.

But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you, 'Friend, move up here to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.

All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.

I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

"And there will be no need at all for each one to teach his countryman or each one to teach his brother saying, 'Know the Lord,' since they will all know me, from the least to the greatest.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

דּרך 
Darak 
Usage: 63

חמץ 
Chametz 
Usage: 13

יבל 
Yabal 
Usage: 18

ינח 
Yanach 
Usage: 0

נחה 
Nachah 
Usage: 39

עזב 
`azab 
Usage: 28

ἀπάγω 
Apago 
Usage: 11

σκιρτάω 
Skirtao 
Usage: 2

או או 
'ow 
Usage: 320

אלף 
'alph 
Usage: 4

אשׁר אשׁר 
'ashar 
Usage: 16

בּרית 
B@riyth 
Usage: 284

דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

דּלג 
Dalag 
Usage: 5

דּלת 
Deleth 
Usage: 88

דּק 
Daq 
Usage: 14

זנק 
Zanaq 
Usage: 1

חבר 
Chabar 
Usage: 29

חדל 
Chadal 
Usage: 58

חמץ 
Chamets 
Usage: 6

טרף 
Tereph 
Usage: 22

ילך 
Yalak 
go , walk , come , depart , ...away , follow , get , lead , brought , carry , bring ,
Usage: 0

יצג 
Yatsag 
Usage: 16

יתר 
Yathar 
Usage: 107

יתר 
Yether 
Usage: 101

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

כּחשׁ 
Kachash 
Usage: 6

לאה 
Le'ah 
Usage: 34

למד 
Lamad 
Usage: 86

למּד למּוּד 
Limmuwd 
Usage: 6

לקח 
Leqach 
Usage: 9

מעט 
Ma`at 
Usage: 22

מצּה 
Matstsah 
Usage: 53

נגד נגיד 
Nagiyd 
Usage: 44

נהג 
Nahag 
Usage: 31

נהל 
Nahal 
Usage: 10

נחשׁ 
Nachash 
Usage: 11

נטשׁ 
Natash 
Usage: 40

נתר 
Nathar 
Usage: 8

סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

ספרה ספר 
Cepher 
Usage: 186

עפרת עופרת 
`owphereth 
Usage: 9

עור 
`owr 
Usage: 99

עלה 
`aleh 
Usage: 18

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 83

עפי 
`ophiy (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ערה 
`arah 
Usage: 15

פּזז 
Pazaz 
Usage: 2

פּסח 
Pacach 
Usage: 7

צלעה צלע 
Tsela` 
Usage: 41

צעור צעירo 
Tsa`iyr 
Usage: 22

קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

קלע 
Qela` 
Usage: 22

רזה 
Razah 
Usage: 2

רזה 
Razeh 
Usage: 2

רזון 
Razown 
Usage: 3

רזי 
Raziy 
Usage: 2

רפק 
Raphaq 
Usage: 1

רק 
Raq 
Usage: 3

רקד 
Raqad 
Usage: 9

שׂאר 
S@'or 
Usage: 5

שׁאר 
Sha'ar 
Usage: 134

שׁבק 
Sh@baq (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

שׁען 
Sha`an 
lean , stay , rely , rest , lieth
Usage: 22

שׁשׁא 
Shawshaw 
leave the sixth part of thee
Usage: 1

G71
ἄγω 
Ago 
bring , lead , go , bring forth , , vr bring
Usage: 55

αἰχμαλωτεύω 
Aichmaloteuo 
Usage: 2

αἰχμαλωτίζω 
Aichmalotizo 
Usage: 2

ἅλλομαι 
Hallomai 
leap , spring up
Usage: 2

ἀνακεῖμαι 
Anakeimai 
sit at meat , guests , sit , sit down , be set down , lie , lean , at the table
Usage: 10

ἀναπίπτω 
Anapipto 
sit down , sit down to meat , be set down , lean
Usage: 8

ἀναφέρω 
Anaphero 
offer up , bear , offer , bring up , lead up , carry up
Usage: 10

ἀνίημι 
Aniemi 
Usage: 4

ἀπολείπω 
Apoleipo 
Usage: 6

ἀποτάσσομαι 
Apotassomai 
Usage: 5

ἀσπάζομαι 
Aspazomai 
Usage: 57

ἀφίημι 
Aphiemi 
Usage: 57

γέ 
Ge 
yet , at least , beside , doubtless , not tr
Usage: 4

γράμμα 
Gramma 
Usage: 12

δερμάτινος 
Dermatinos 
leathern , of a skin
Usage: 2

διάγω 
Diago 
lead a life 99 , living
Usage: 2

διδασκαλία 
Didaskalia 
Usage: 19

ἐάω 
Eao 
Usage: 10

ἐγκαταλείπω 
Egkataleipo 
Usage: 9

εἰσάγω 
Eisago 
bring in , bring , lead
Usage: 9

εἰσφέρω 
Eisphero 
bring , bring in , lead
Usage: 5

ἐλάχιστος 
Elachistos 
Usage: 5

ἐλαχιστότερος 
Elachistoteros 
Usage: 1

ἐξάγω 
Exago 
Usage: 12

ἐξάλλομαι 
Exallomai 
leap up
Usage: 1

ἐξουθενέω 
Exoutheneo 
Usage: 11

ἐπιτρέπω 
Epitrepo 
Usage: 17

ἐφάλλομαι 
Ephallomai 
Usage: 1

ζύμη 
Zume 
Usage: 6

ζυμόω 
Zumoo 
Usage: 2

κἄν 
Kan 
though , and if , if but , also if , at the least , and if so much as , yet
Usage: 6

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