What does קוּץ mean in the Bible?
קוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) disgusted or anxious".
Hebrew · H6973
קוּץ
To be (causatively, make ) disgusted or anxious
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קוּץ H6973
What does קוּץ mean in the Bible?
קוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) disgusted or anxious".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6973?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include detest (1), dread (1), dreaded (1), I abhorred (1), I am weary (1).
Where does קוּץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Numbers (2), 1 Kings (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It detest 1× Numbers 21:5
dread 1× Isaiah 7:16
dreaded 1× Numbers 22:3
I abhorred 1× Leviticus 20:23
I am weary 1× Genesis 27:46
loathe 1× Proverbs 3:11
so the Egyptians came to dread 1× Exodus 1:12
terrorize it 1× Isaiah 7:6
with hostility 1× 1 Kings 11:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:46 קַ֣צְתִּי to I am weary Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Exodus 1:12 וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ to so the Egyptians came to dread Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Leviticus 20:23 וָאָקֻ֖ץ to I abhorred Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Numbers 21:5 קָ֔צָה to detest Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Numbers 22:3 וַיָּ֣קָץ to dreaded Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 11:25 וַיָּ֙קָץ֙ to with hostility Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 3:11 תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ to loathe Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Isaiah 7:6 וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּה to terrorize it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person feminine singular Isaiah 7:16 קָ֔ץ to dread Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:46
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 1 Kings 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
וָאָקֻ֖ץ 1x wā·’ā·quṣ Leviticus 20:23
וַיָּ֣קָץ 1x way·yā·qāṣ Numbers 22:3
וַיָּ֙קָץ֙ 1x way·yā·qāṣ 1 Kings 11:25
וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ 1x way·yā·qu·ṣū Exodus 1:12
וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּה 1x ū·nə·qî·ṣen·nāh Isaiah 7:6
קָ֔ץ 1x qāṣ Isaiah 7:16
קָ֔צָה 1x qā·ṣāh Numbers 21:5
קַ֣צְתִּי 1x qaṣ·tî Genesis 27:46
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Numbers 22:3, 1 Kings 11:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 7:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular 1x Leviticus 20:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 1:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 3:11
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 7:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Genesis 27:46
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Numbers 21:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be (causatively, make ) disgusted or anxious
Source Gloss
to be (causatively, make ) disgusted or anxious
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious BDB: feel a loathing Usage: abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Perfect Gen 27:46 · Num 21:5 2×
Participle active Isa 7:16 1×
Jussive Prov 3:11 1×
Word Origins
קוּץ is built from this root:
קוּט H6962
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain