זְעֵיר (zĕʿêr) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning a little. It appears
5 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2191).
Also rendered
little
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 571a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 571a)a little; small
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
זְעֵירnoun, masculine: a little
1.of quantity, amount (of instruction)
2.of time
Strong's H2191זְעֵיר: small KJV:little.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 571: זערzʿr — be scanty, be, grow small