The meaning of “קָצַע”
Understanding qâtsaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cause to scrape, corner. - to strip off, i.e. (partially) scrape - by implication, to segregate (as an angle) 1) to scra...
קָצַע
cause to scrape, corner. - to strip off, i.e. (partially) scrape - by implication, to segregate (as an angle) 1) to scrape, scrape off, cut off 1a) (Hiphil) to scrape 2) to be cornered, be set in corners 2a) (Hophal) to cut off places, make corners
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 14:41 | “And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:” Word: קָצַע (qâtsaʻ) | |
| Ezekiel 46:22 | “In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.” Word: קָצַע (qâtsaʻ) |