Lexical Summary quts: To loathe, to be disgusted, to be weary of Original Word: קוּץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance arise, be awake, watch A primitive root (identical with quwts through the idea of abruptness in starting up from sleep (compare yaqats)); to awake (literally or figuratively) -- arise, (be) (a-)wake, watch. see HEBREW quwts see HEBREW yaqats NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originsee qits. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [קִיץ] verb Hiph`il awake ("" form of יקץ; Late Hebrew in Hiph`il (rare)); — Perfect3masculine singular הֵקִיץ 2 Kings 4:31; Ezekiel 7:6; 2masculine singular וַהֲקיצ֫וֺתָ consecutive Proverbs 6:22, etc.; Imperfect1singular אָקִיץ Proverbs 23:35; 3masculine plural יָקִ֫יצוּ Jeremiah 51:39 +; Imperative masculine singular הָקִ֫יצָה Habakkuk 2:19 +; masculine plural הָקִ֫יצוּ Isaiah 26:19; Joel 1:5; Infinitive construct הָקִיץ Psalm 17:15; Psalm 73:20; Participle מֵקִיץ 1 Samuel 26:12; — shew signs of waking, awake: 1 from sleep, a. 1 Samuel 26:12; Isaiah 29:8 (twice in verse); Psalm 3:6; Psalm 73:20; Psalm 139:18; Proverbs 6:22 (doubtful line, see Toy). b. of ׳י Psalm 44:24 awake [from sleep] to activity, so Psalm 35:23 (with ל of thing), Psalm 59:6 (c. infinitive purpose). c. from ecstatic sleep of prophets Jeremiah 31:26. 2 from sleep of death, with negative 2 Kings 4:31; Jeremiah 51:39,57; Job 14:12; of resurrection Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2 3 from stupor (of drunkenness) Joel 1:5; Proverbs 23:35. 4 of inanimate thing Habakkuk 2:19; compare בָּא הַקֵּץ הֵקִיץ אֵלָ֑יִח Ezekiel 7:6 the end cometh, it hath awaked unto thee (Co strike out הֵקִיץ, but the word-play favours it). — Psalm 17:15 is put by Thes Ol Hup Du and others below 1a; Ew De Che below 2; we below 1b; Calv Now from night of distress and helplessness, and so Bae (psalmist representing Israel). II. קיץ (√ of following; usually taken as = I. קיץ but connection not clear; compare Arabic Topical Lexicon Scope of the WordThe verb קוּץ appears twenty-three times and always relates to the transition from a state of unconsciousness—whether ordinary sleep, spiritual torpor, or death—to conscious activity. It therefore speaks to the themes of vigilance, deliverance, judgment, and resurrection. Physical Awakening and Human Vulnerability • 1 Samuel 26:12 and 2 Kings 4:31 show how literal sleep renders even warriors and prophets’ servants powerless until they “awake.” The word underscores human frailty and sets the stage for God’s protective or restorative action. Sleep as Metaphor for Spiritual Lethargy • Joel 1:5 commands intoxicated Judah, “Wake up, you drunkards, and weep,” equating moral stupor with sleep. Covenant Lament: Pleas for Divine Awakening • Psalm 35:23 pleads, “Awake, and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!” Similar cries appear in Psalm 44:23 and Psalm 59:5. The psalmists never doubt God’s vigilance; rather, they invoke covenant privilege, urging Him to display His power against injustice. Dreams, Illusions, and the Fleeting World Isaiah 29:8 (twice) and Psalm 73:20 employ קוּץ for the moment a dreamer awakens to find his cravings unmet or wickedness exposed: “Like one waking from a dream, O Lord, when You arise, You will despise their form” (Psalm 73:20). The verb vividly contrasts temporal illusions with eternal reality. Death and Resurrection Hope קוּץ moves from daily rising to eschatological awakening: Here the verb anchors Old-Testament resurrection hope, later clarified and fulfilled in the resurrection of Christ and the promise to His people (compare 1 Thessalonians 4:14). Judgment That Ends All Awakening Jeremiah 51:39, 51:57, and Ezekiel 7:6 portray Babylon and apostate Judah entering a “perpetual sleep” from which they “shall not awake.” Divine judgment may seal the sinner in irreversible unconsciousness, contrasting with the righteous who will awake to joy. Pastoral and Ministry Implications 1. Assurance: Each morning’s awakening, though routine, is a token of God’s sustaining grace and a rehearsal for future resurrection. In sum, קוּץ binds together daily experience, divine intervention, prophetic warning, and ultimate resurrection, reinforcing the continuity of God’s redemptive purpose from the Old Testament through the consummation of all things. Forms and Transliterations אָקִ֑יץ אקיץ בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ בהקיץ הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִי הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי הֵקִ֖יץ הֵקִ֣יץ הָ֝קִ֗יצָה הָקִ֔יצָה הָקִ֗יצָה הָקִ֤יצוּ הָקִ֨יצוּ הקיץ הקיצה הקיצו הקיצותי הקיצתי וְ֭הָקִיצָה וְהֵקִיץ֙ וְהֵקִיץ֮ וְיִקְצ֖וּ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ והקיץ והקיצה והקיצות ויקצו יָקִ֑יצוּ יקיצו מֵהָקִ֑יץ מֵקִ֗יץ מהקיץ מקיץ ’ā·qîṣ ’āqîṣ aKitz ḇə·hā·qîṣ ḇəhāqîṣ hā·qî·ṣāh hā·qî·ṣū haKitzah haKitzu hāqîṣāh hāqîṣū hĕ·qî·ṣō·ṯî hĕ·qî·ṣō·w·ṯî hê·qîṣ heKitz hekiTzoti hêqîṣ hĕqîṣōṯî hĕqîṣōwṯî mê·hā·qîṣ mê·qîṣ mehaKitz mêhāqîṣ meKitz mêqîṣ vahakiTzota vehaKitz Vehakitzah veheKitz veyikTzu wa·hă·qî·ṣō·w·ṯā wahăqîṣōwṯā wə·hā·qî·ṣāh wə·hê·qîṣ wə·yiq·ṣū wəhāqîṣāh wəhêqîṣ wəyiqṣū yā·qî·ṣū yaKitzu yāqîṣūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 26:12 HEB: יוֹדֵ֜עַ וְאֵ֣ין מֵקִ֗יץ כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ KJV: [it], nor knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep; INT: knew nor awaked because were all 2 Kings 4:31 Job 14:12 Psalm 3:5 Psalm 17:15 Psalm 35:23 Psalm 44:23 Psalm 59:5 Psalm 73:20 Psalm 139:18 Proverbs 6:22 Proverbs 23:35 Isaiah 26:19 Isaiah 29:8 Isaiah 29:8 Jeremiah 31:26 Jeremiah 51:39 Jeremiah 51:57 Ezekiel 7:6 Daniel 12:2 Joel 1:5 Habakkuk 2:7 Habakkuk 2:19 23 Occurrences |
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vehement heat of summer, late summer (WeSkizzen iii, 90), 
be vehemently hot; Sabean קיטֿ summer MordtmHim. Inschr. 71; Late Hebrew קַיִץ = Biblical Hebrew, so ᵑ7 קַיְטָא Syriac 
; Old Aramaic (Zinjirli) כיצא summer).