7115. qotser
Strong's Lexicon
qotser: Harvest, reaping, shortness

Original Word: קֹצֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qotser
Pronunciation: ko'-tser
Phonetic Spelling: (ko'-tser)
Definition: Harvest, reaping, shortness
Meaning: shortness, impatience

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָצַר (qatsar), meaning "to reap" or "to harvest."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2326 (therismos): Refers to the act of harvesting or the harvest itself.

- G2325 (therizo): To reap or gather a harvest.

Usage: The term "qotser" primarily refers to the act of harvesting or the harvest itself. It can also imply a sense of brevity or shortness, often in the context of time or patience. In the agricultural society of ancient Israel, the harvest was a critical time, representing both the culmination of a season's labor and God's provision.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the harvest was a time of great significance, both economically and spiritually. It was a period of gathering crops that had been sown and nurtured, and it was often associated with festivals and offerings to God, such as the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot). The harvest was a symbol of God's blessing and faithfulness, and it played a central role in the agrarian calendar. The concept of harvest also carried metaphorical meanings, representing judgment or the gathering of people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from qatsar
Definition
shortness
NASB Translation
despondency* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
קֹ֫צֶר noun [masculine] shortness; — construct רוּחַ ׳ק Exodus 6:9 (P) = impatience.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
anguish

From qatsar; shortness (of spirit), i.e. Impatience -- anguish.

see HEBREW qatsar

Forms and Transliterations
מִקֹּ֣צֶר מקצר mikKotzer miq·qō·ṣer miqqōṣer
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 6:9
HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִקֹּ֣צֶר ר֔וּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה
NAS: on account of [their] despondency and cruel
KJV: not unto Moses for anguish of spirit,
INT: to Moses anguish of spirit bondage

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Strong's Hebrew 7115
1 Occurrence


miq·qō·ṣer — 1 Occ.















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