The meaning of “קָצַץ”
Understanding qâtsats reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), [idiom] utmost. - to chop off (literally or figuratively) 1) to cut off 1a) (Q...
קָצַץ
cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), [idiom] utmost. - to chop off (literally or figuratively) 1) to cut off 1a) (Qal) to cut off 1b) (Piel) to cut or hew off, cut in two, cut in pieces 1c) (Pual) to be cut or hewn off
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 39:3 | “And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.” Word: קָצַץ (qâtsats) | |
| Deuteronomy 25:12 | “Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.” Word: קָצַץ (qâtsats) | |
| Judges 1:7 | “And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.” Word: קָצַץ (qâtsats) | |
| 2 Samuel 4:12 | “And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. ” Word: קָצַץ (qâtsats) | |
| 2 Kings 18:16 | “At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.” Word: קָצַץ (qâtsats) |
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