Lexical Summary quts: dread, abhorred, loathe Original Word: קוּץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary A primitive root (identical with quwts through the idea of severing oneself from (compare quwt)); to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious -- abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary. see HEBREW quwts see HEBREW quwt NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread NASB Translation abhorred (2), dread (3), loathe (2), terrorize (1), tired (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [קוּץ] verb feel a loathing, abhorrence, sickening dread ("" √of קוט; ᵑ7 קוּץ id.; for connection of meanings compare Aramaic קְנַט loathe, ![]() Qal Perfect3feminine singular קָ֫צָה Numbers 21:5; 1singular קַ֫צְתִּי Genesis 27:46; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּ֫קָץ Numbers 22:3; 1 Kings 11:25 (but see below); 2 masculine singular jussive תָּקֹץ Proverbs 3:11; 1singular וָאָקֻץ Leviticus 20:23; 3masculine plural וַיָּקֻצוּ Exodus 1:12; Participle קָץ Isaiah 7:16; — 1 feel a loathing at, abhor, with ב of thing Numbers 21:5 (JE), Genesis 27:46 (P), Proverbs 3:11 ("" מָאַס); with ב person Leviticus 20:23 (H; subject ׳י); so 1 Kings 11:25, but Kit (after ᵑ6, compare ᵐ5) proposes וַ֫יָּצֶק (√ צוק Hiph`il distress). 2 feel a sickening dread, with מִמְּנֵי person Exodus 1:12 (J), Numbers 22:3 (E), Isaiah 7:16. Hiph`il Imperfect1plural suffix נְקִיצֶנָּה Isaiah 7:6 (suffix of Judah) let us cause her sickening dread, but weak, read נְצִיקֶנָּה (√ צוק) Thes Che Du Gr Marti. — Other Hiph`il forms see קיץ. II. קוץ (√ of following; compare perhaps Late Hebrew, ᵑ7 קוּץ cut off; Late Hebrew קוֺץ = Biblical Hebrew). Topical Lexicon Overview of UsageStrong’s 6973 occurs nine times, gathering three principal ideas: (1) personal weariness or disgust, (2) fearful abhorrence of another people, and (3) divine revulsion toward sin. These shades of meaning trace an emotional gradient from inner fatigue to outright loathing, whether in human hearts or in God’s response to covenant violation. Personal Weariness and Inner Revulsion 1. Genesis 27:46. Rebekah laments, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women.” The term expresses an exhaustion so deep that life itself feels burdensome. The narrative exposes the corrosive effect ungodly alliances can have within a covenant household. National Dread and Political Hostility 1. Exodus 1:12. Pharaoh’s subjects “came to dread the Israelites.” What began as economic fear escalated into hatred, propelling the oppression that set the stage for the Exodus. Divine Abhorrence of Sin Leviticus 20:23 records the Lord’s verdict on the practices of Canaan: “Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.” The term underscores God’s moral purity; His covenant people must avoid the defiling customs that brought His loathing upon the nations they were to dispossess. Historical and Theological Insights • In patriarchal times (Genesis 27), family stress over intermarriage foreshadows later national struggles with syncretism. Ministry Significance 1. Guarding the Heart. Personal weariness can morph into spiritual disgust if left unchecked. Regular gratitude reorients the soul (Philippians 4:6–7). Key References Genesis 27:46; Exodus 1:12; Leviticus 20:23; Numbers 21:5; Numbers 22:3; 1 Kings 11:25; Proverbs 3:11; Isaiah 7:6; Isaiah 7:16. Forms and Transliterations וַיָּ֙קָץ֙ וַיָּ֣קָץ וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ וָאָקֻ֖ץ וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּה ואקץ ויקץ ויקצו ונקיצנה קַ֣צְתִּי קָ֔ץ קָ֔צָה קץ קצה קצתי תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ תקץ Katz Katzah Katzti qā·ṣāh qāṣ qaṣ·tî qāṣāh qaṣtî tā·qōṣ taKotz tāqōṣ ū·nə·qî·ṣen·nāh unekiTzennah ūnəqîṣennāh vaaKutz vaiYakotz vaiyaKutzu wā’āquṣ wā·’ā·quṣ way·yā·qāṣ way·yā·qu·ṣū wayyāqāṣ wayyāquṣūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 27:46 HEB: אֶל־ יִצְחָ֔ק קַ֣צְתִּי בְחַיַּ֔י מִפְּנֵ֖י NAS: to Isaac, I am tired of living KJV: to Isaac, I am weary of my life INT: to Isaac I am tired of my life because Exodus 1:12 Leviticus 20:23 Numbers 21:5 Numbers 22:3 1 Kings 11:25 Proverbs 3:11 Isaiah 7:6 Isaiah 7:16 9 Occurrences |