The meaning of “קָצִיר”
Understanding qâtsîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bough, branch, harvest (man). - severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively - als...
קָצִיר
bough, branch, harvest (man). - severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively - also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) 1) harvest, harvesting 1a) process of harvesting 1b) crop, what is harvested or reaped 1c) time of harvest 2) boughs, branches
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:14 | “And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.” Word: קָצִיר (qâtsîyr) | |
| Deuteronomy 24:19 | “When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.” Word: קָצִיר (qâtsîyr) | |
| Ruth 2:21 | “And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.” Word: קָצִיר (qâtsîyr) | |
| Job 18:16 | “His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.” Word: קָצִיר (qâtsîyr) | |
| Isaiah 18:4 | “For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” Word: קָצִיר (qâtsîyr) |
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