קָצָה
qa.tsah
“to cut off”
Definition
to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape off
a primitive root;
- to cut off 1a) (Qal) to cut off 1b) (Piel) to cut off 1c) (Hiphil) to scrape, scrape off
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
קָצָה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
You have plotted shame for your houseby cutting off many peoplesand forfeiting your life.
And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.
If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violenceis the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.