And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
And knew what his younger son had done unto him, [Hebrew, haqaaTaan (H6996)] - the little, small (son). Jewish writers take this expression to mean grandson; and to their view Dr. Patrick inclines, on the ground that it does not seem pertinent to the course of the narrative to mention the order of birth, but very proper if Canaan is pointed at to distinguish him from the rest. Modern scholars, for the most part, consider the term as applied to Ham, whose position, however, in his father's family is not easily defined. The Hebrew word above quoted, when used in reference to age, signifies younger.