7112. qatsats

Lexicon

qatsats: To cut off, to cut down, to cut asunder

Original Word: קָצַץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qatsats
Pronunciation: kah-tsats'
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tsats')
Definition: To cut off, to cut down, to cut asunder
Meaning: to chop off

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off, utmost

A primitive root; to chop off (literally or figuratively) -- cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), X utmost.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
cut off
NASB Translation
clip (1), cut (4), cut in pieces (1), cut in two (1), cut off (6), cuts the in two (1), pieces (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[קָצַץ] verb cut off (Late Hebrew id., also קֵץ end; Assyrian ‡aƒâƒu, hew off, cut off, ‡iƒƒatu, boundary stone, Belser^{BAS ii. 120, 139,} compare Hilpr^{Assyriaca i. 12}; Arabic cut, clip, cut off; Aramaic קְצַץ, cut off, קִיצָּא, end);-

Qal Perfect2masculine singular consecutive וְקַצֹּתָה Deuteronomy 25:12 (accusative כַּמָּהּ); Participle pass plural construct קְצוּצֵי פֵאָה Jeremiah 9:25; Jeremiah 25:23; Jeremiah 49:32 (see מֵּאָה 1).

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular קִצֵּץ Psalm 129:4, ׳וְק consecutive Exodus 39:3; Psalm 46:10, קִצַּץ 2 Kings 18:16; Imperfect וַיְקַצֵּץ 2 Kings 16:17 +, etc.;-cut or hew off, thumbs, toes, Judges 1:6, hands and feet 2 Samuel 4:12; cut in two, spear (חֲנִית) Psalm 46:10, threads Exodus 39:3 (P), cords Psalm 129:4 (figurative); cut in pieces, vessels (of gold) 2 Kings 24:13; 2Chronicles 28:24; bases (הַמְּכֹנוֺת) 2 Kings 16:17 (so Kit Benz, transposing הַמִּסְגְּרוֺת), doors 2 Kings 18:16 (both, for the sake of metal sheathing).

Pu`al Participle plural מְקֻצָּצִים Judges 1:7 hewn off (as Judges 1:6 above).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G609 (ἀποκόπτω, apokoptō): To cut off, amputate
• G2629 (κατακόπτω, katakoptō): To cut down, hew down
• G2751 (κλάω, klaō): To break, break off
• G2856 (κονδύω, kondyō): To prune, lop off

These Greek terms reflect similar actions of cutting or severing, often used in the New Testament to convey spiritual truths or physical actions akin to those described by קָצַץ in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The verb קָצַץ (qāṣaṣ) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of cutting or chopping off, often in a literal sense, such as cutting down trees or severing parts of the body. It conveys a sense of decisive and often violent separation.

Context: • The verb קָצַץ appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often associated with acts of judgment or destruction. For example, in 2 Kings 10:32, it is used to describe the reduction of Israel's territory: "In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel." The term is also used in the context of idol destruction, as seen in Deuteronomy 12:3, where the Israelites are commanded to "tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and cut down their Asherah poles."
• The action of קָצַץ is frequently linked with divine commands or actions, emphasizing the sovereignty and authority of God in executing judgment or purifying His people. The physical act of cutting or chopping serves as a metaphor for spiritual or communal cleansing, as seen in the removal of idolatrous practices.
• In Jeremiah 10:3, the futility of idol worship is highlighted by describing the process of crafting idols: "For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel." Here, קָצַץ underscores the contrast between the living God and lifeless idols.
• The term also appears in metaphorical contexts, such as in Job 14:7, where it is used to describe hope and renewal: "For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail."

Forms and Transliterations

וְקִצֵּ֣ץ וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ וַיְקַצֵּץ֙ וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ ויקצץ ויקצצו וקצץ וקצתה מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים מקצצים קְצוּצֵ֣י קְצוּצֵ֥י קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ קִצַּ֨ץ קצוצי קצץ ketzuTzei kitzTzatz kitzTzetz mə·quṣ·ṣā·ṣîm mekutztzaTzim məquṣṣāṣîm qə·ṣū·ṣê qəṣūṣê qiṣ·ṣaṣ qiṣ·ṣêṣ qiṣṣaṣ qiṣṣêṣ vaykatzTzetz vaykatztzeTzu vekatztzoTah vekitzTzetz way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ wayqaṣṣêṣ wayqaṣṣəṣū wə·qaṣ·ṣō·ṯāh wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ wəqaṣṣōṯāh wəqiṣṣêṣ

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 39:3
HEB: פַּחֵ֣י הַזָּהָב֮ וְקִצֵּ֣ץ פְּתִילִם֒ לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת
NAS: sheets and cut [them] into threads
KJV: thin plates, and cut [it into] wires,
INT: sheets gold and cut threads to be woven

Deuteronomy 25:12
HEB: וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה אֶת־ כַּפָּ֑הּ
NAS: then you shall cut off her hand;
KJV: Then thou shalt cut off her hand,
INT: shall cut her hand shall not

Judges 1:6
HEB: וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־ בְּהֹנ֥וֹת
NAS: him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
KJV: him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs
INT: after and caught and cut his thumbs and his great

Judges 1:7
HEB: יְדֵיהֶ֨ם וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜ם מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּ מְלַקְּטִים֙
NAS: with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather
KJV: and their great toes cut off, gathered
INT: and their great toes cut become to gather

2 Samuel 4:12
HEB: הַנְּעָרִ֜ים וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ אֶת־ יְדֵיהֶם֙
NAS: and they killed them and cut off their hands
KJV: and they slew them, and cut off their hands
INT: the young killed and cut their hands and feet

2 Kings 16:17
HEB: וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז
NAS: Ahaz cut off the borders
KJV: Ahaz cut off the borders
INT: cut King Ahaz

2 Kings 18:16
HEB: בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא קִצַּ֨ץ חִזְקִיָּ֜ה אֶת־
NAS: Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors
KJV: did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors
INT: time he cut Hezekiah the doors

2 Kings 24:13
HEB: בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: house, and cut in pieces all
KJV: house, and cut in pieces all the vessels
INT: house of the king's and cut all the vessels

2 Chronicles 28:24
HEB: בֵית־ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיְקַצֵּץ֙ אֶת־ כְּלֵ֣י
NAS: of God, he cut the utensils
KJV: of God, and cut in pieces the vessels
INT: of the house of God cut the utensils of the house

Psalm 46:9
HEB: קֶ֣שֶׁת יְ֭שַׁבֵּר וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת
NAS: the bow and cuts the spear
KJV: the spear in sunder; he burneth
INT: the bow breaks and cuts the spear the chariots

Psalm 129:4
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃
NAS: is righteous; He has cut in two the cords
KJV: [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords
INT: the LORD is righteous has cut the cords of the wicked

Jeremiah 9:26
HEB: וְעַל֙ כָּל־ קְצוּצֵ֣י פֵאָ֔ה הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים
NAS: the desert who clip the hair on their temples;
KJV: and Moab, and all [that are] in the utmost corners,
INT: and and all clip their temples inhabiting

Jeremiah 25:23
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־ קְצוּצֵ֥י פֵאָֽה׃
NAS: and all who cut the corners
KJV: and Buz, and all [that are] in the utmost corners,
INT: Buz and all cut the corners

Jeremiah 49:32
HEB: לְכָל־ ר֖וּחַ קְצוּצֵ֣י פֵאָ֑ה וּמִכָּל־
NAS: the winds those who cut the corners
KJV: into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners;
INT: to all the winds cut the corners every

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7112
14 Occurrences

qə·ṣū·ṣê — 3 Occ.
qiṣ·ṣaṣ — 1 Occ.
qiṣ·ṣêṣ — 1 Occ.
mə·quṣ·ṣā·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ — 3 Occ.
way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū — 2 Occ.
wə·qaṣ·ṣō·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ — 2 Occ.