Strong's Lexicon kasach: To cut off, to cut down, to destroy Original Word: כָּסַח Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (LXX) for similar concepts of cutting down or destroying includes words like κατακόπτω (katakoptō) or ἀποκόπτω (apokoptō), which also convey the idea of cutting off or cutting down. Usage: The Hebrew verb "kasach" primarily conveys the action of cutting off or cutting down, often in the context of destruction or removal. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the physical act of cutting down trees or other objects, as well as metaphorically to describe the destruction or removal of people or nations. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the act of cutting down or destroying was often associated with divine judgment or warfare. Trees and other natural elements were sometimes used symbolically to represent strength or stability, and their destruction could signify the downfall of a person, city, or nation. The agricultural society of ancient Israel would have been familiar with the physical act of cutting down trees for various purposes, including clearing land for farming or building. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to cut off or away NASB Translation cut (1), cut down (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כָּסַח] verb cut off or away, a plant (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּסַח,  (for Hebrew זָמַר); Arabic  sweep off, away, destroy, do away with; compare Sabean כסח overpower, conquer, HomZMG 1892, 532) — only Qal Passive participle, feminine singular כְּסוּחָה Psalm 80:17, cut away, of Israel under figure of vine; masculine plural קוֺצִים כְּסוּחִים Isaiah 33:12 thorns cut away, figurative of peoples destroyed by divine judgment. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cut down up A primitive root; to cut off -- cut down (up). Forms and Transliterations כְּסוּחִ֖ים כְּסוּחָ֑ה כסוחה כסוחים kə·sū·ḥāh kə·sū·ḥîm kesuChah kesuChim kəsūḥāh kəsūḥîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 80:16 HEB: שְׂרֻפָ֣ה בָאֵ֣שׁ כְּסוּחָ֑ה מִגַּעֲרַ֖ת פָּנֶ֣יךָ NAS: with fire, it is cut down; They perish KJV: with fire, [it is] cut down: they perish INT: is burned fire is cut the rebuke of your countenance Isaiah 33:12 2 Occurrences |
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