7092. qaphats

Lexicon

qaphats: To draw together, close, shut, leap, or spring

Original Word: קָפַץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qaphats
Pronunciation: kah-fats
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-fats')
Definition: To draw together, close, shut, leap, or spring
Meaning: to draw together, close, to leap, to die

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

shut up, skip, stop, take out of the way

A primitive root; to draw together, i.e. Close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet) -- shut (up), skip, stop, take out of the way.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
draw together, shut
NASB Translation
close (1), gathered (1), leaping (1), shut (2), shuts (1), withdrawn (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קָפַץ verb draw together, shut (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic collect, conjoin, tie; Syriac draw together, contract, withdraw (compare Nö^{M 47: ZMG xxxiii (1879), 516}); ᵑ7 קְפַץ hasten (double oneself up in running),

Pi`el hop, spring); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ק Psalm 77:10, etc.; Imperfect2masculine singular תִּקְמֹּץ Deuteronomy 15:7; 3masculine plural יִקְמְּצוּ Isaiah 52:15; — shut hand Deuteronomy 15:7 (with מִן away from, so as not to lend; opp, פתח Deuteronomy 15:80); mouth, in astonishment Isaiah 52:15, in abject silence Job 5:16; Psalm 107:42; figurative רַחֲמָיו ׳ק Psalm 77:10 shut up his compassion.

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יִקָּֽפְצוּן Job 24:24 si vera lectio, they draw themselves together, of contraction in death (compare Di Bu; Ol יִקָּֽבְצוּן are gathered in).

Pi`el Participle מְקַמֵּץ עַלהַֿגְּבָעוֺת Songs 2:8 springing (i.e. making repeated contractions of body, in taking leaps) upon the hills ("" מְרַלֵּג).

קֵץ see קצץ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4863 (συνάγω, synagō): This Greek term means "to gather together" or "to bring together," which corresponds to the idea of drawing together found in קָפַץ.
• G4912 (συνέχω, synechō): This Greek word means "to hold together" or "to constrain," aligning with the concept of closing or contracting associated with קָפַץ.

These Greek terms reflect similar actions of gathering or constraining, providing a parallel to the Hebrew קָפַץ in the context of the New Testament.

Usage: The term קָפַץ appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, illustrating actions of drawing together or closing, as well as more dynamic actions like leaping. It is used both literally and metaphorically.

Context: • The root קָפַץ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical actions that involve a gathering or contracting motion. For example, it can refer to the closing of the hand or the drawing together of parts.
• In some contexts, קָפַץ is used to describe the act of leaping or jumping, indicating a sudden or energetic movement. This usage can be found in narratives where individuals or groups are described as leaping, often in a context of excitement or urgency.
• The term can also be used metaphorically to describe the act of dying, suggesting a closing or drawing together of life.
• An example of קָפַץ in the Berean Standard Bible is found in Job 6:10, where it is used in the context of a wish for relief through death: "Then I would still have this consolation—my joy in unrelenting pain—that I had not denied the words of the Holy One."
• The versatility of קָפַץ in Hebrew literature highlights its ability to convey both physical and metaphorical actions, making it a rich term for expressing various states of being and action.

Forms and Transliterations

יִקְפְּצ֥וּ יִקָּפְצ֑וּן יקפצו יקפצון מְקַפֵּ֖ץ מקפץ קָ֣פְצָה קָפַ֥ץ קפץ קפצה תִקְפֹּץ֙ תקפץ kaFatz Kafetzah mə·qap·pêṣ mekapPetz məqappêṣ qā·p̄aṣ qā·p̄ə·ṣāh qāp̄aṣ qāp̄əṣāh tikPotz ṯiq·pōṣ ṯiqpōṣ yikkafeTzun yikpeTzu yiq·pə·ṣū yiq·qā·p̄ə·ṣūn yiqpəṣū yiqqāp̄əṣūn

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 15:7
HEB: לְבָבְךָ֗ וְלֹ֤א תִקְפֹּץ֙ אֶת־ יָ֣דְךָ֔
NAS: nor close your hand
KJV: thine heart, nor shut thine hand
INT: your heart nor close your hand brother

Job 5:16
HEB: תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃
NAS: And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
KJV: and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
INT: hope and iniquity shut mouth

Job 24:24
HEB: וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ כַּכֹּ֥ל יִקָּפְצ֑וּן וּכְרֹ֖אשׁ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת
NAS: and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads
KJV: but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way
INT: are brought everything gathered the heads of grain

Psalm 77:9
HEB: אֵ֑ל אִם־ קָפַ֥ץ בְּ֝אַ֗ף רַחֲמָ֥יו
NAS: has He in anger withdrawn His compassion?
KJV: hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?
INT: has God Or withdrawn anger tender love

Psalm 107:42
HEB: וְכָל־ עַ֝וְלָ֗ה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃
NAS: unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
KJV: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
INT: all iniquity shuts mouth

Songs 2:8
HEB: עַל־ הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים מְקַפֵּ֖ץ עַל־ הַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃
NAS: on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!
KJV: upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
INT: on the mountains Leaping on the hills

Isaiah 52:15
HEB: רַבִּ֔ים עָלָ֛יו יִקְפְּצ֥וּ מְלָכִ֖ים פִּיהֶ֑ם
NAS: Kings will shut their mouths
KJV: the kings shall shut their mouths
INT: many account will shut Kings their mouths

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7092
7 Occurrences

qā·p̄aṣ — 1 Occ.
qā·p̄ə·ṣāh — 2 Occ.
mə·qap·pêṣ — 1 Occ.
ṯiq·pōṣ — 1 Occ.
yiq·qā·p̄ə·ṣūn — 1 Occ.
yiq·pə·ṣū — 1 Occ.