7094. qatsab
Strong's Lexicon
qatsab: To cut, to hew, to shape

Original Word: קָצַב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qatsab
Pronunciation: kah-tsab'
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tsab')
Definition: To cut, to hew, to shape
Meaning: to clip, chop

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "qatsab," the concept of cutting or dividing can be related to Greek terms such as "τέμνω" (temnō), meaning to cut or divide.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "qatsab" primarily means to cut or hew, often in the context of shaping or forming something by cutting. It conveys the action of dividing or carving out, typically with a tool or instrument. This term can be used both literally, in the context of physical cutting, and metaphorically, in the sense of dividing or determining.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the act of cutting or hewing was a common task, especially in the context of construction and craftsmanship. Stone and wood were primary materials used in building and creating tools, weapons, and idols. The skill of cutting and shaping these materials was highly valued and often associated with artisans and craftsmen. The metaphorical use of "qatsab" reflects the importance of decision-making and judgment in the community, as leaders and judges would "cut" or determine the course of action or justice.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to cut off, shear
NASB Translation
cut off (1), shorn (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[קָצַב] verb cut off, shear (?) (Late Hebrew קָצַב decide, determine,

Pi`el chop meat; Palmyrene קצבא butcher, so Syriac , Jewish-Aramaic קַצָּכָא, and Arabic as loan-word Frä258; Arabic also is cut off a branch); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִקְצָכעֵץֿ 2 Kings 6:6 he cut off a stick; Passive participle feminine plural עֵדֶר הַקְּצוּבוֺת Songs 4:2 a flock of (sheep) that are shorn (?).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cut down, shorn

A primitive root; to clip, or (generally) chop -- cut down, shorn.

Forms and Transliterations
הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת הקצובות וַיִּקְצָב־ ויקצב־ hakketzuVot haq·qə·ṣū·ḇō·wṯ haqqəṣūḇōwṯ vaiyiktzov way·yiq·ṣāḇ- wayyiqṣāḇ-
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 6:6
HEB: אֶת־ הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיִּקְצָב־ עֵץ֙ וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־
NAS: him the place, he cut off a stick
KJV: him the place. And he cut down a stick,
INT: shewed the place cut A stick and threw

Songs 4:2
HEB: שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת שֶׁעָל֖וּ מִן־
NAS: are like a flock of [newly] shorn ewes Which
KJV: [are] like a flock [of sheep that are even] shorn, which came up
INT: your teeth A flock of shorn have come up

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7094
2 Occurrences


haq·qə·ṣū·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
way·yiq·ṣāḇ- — 1 Occ.
















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