What does קָצֶה (qāṣeh) mean in the Bible?
קָצֶה (qāṣeh): Boundary or terminus point, ranging from physical edge to abstract limit or conclusion.
Hebrew · H7097
קָצֶה
An extremity
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קָצֶה H7097
Pronunciation qāṣeh
What does קָצֶה (qāṣeh) mean in the Bible?
קָצֶה (qāṣeh): Boundary or terminus point, ranging from physical edge to abstract limit or conclusion.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7097?
The BSB source-word alignment has 97 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include At the end (7), From the ends (7), . . . (6), the other (5), the ends (4).
Where does קָצֶה (qāṣeh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (15), Isaiah (12), Deuteronomy (9), Exodus (9).
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 At the end 7× Deuteronomy 14:28, Ruth 3:7, 2 Samuel 24:8, 1 Kings 9:10
From the ends 7× Psalms 61:2, Psalms 135:7, Isaiah 13:5, Isaiah 42:10
. . . 6× Genesis 19:4, Exodus 26:28, Deuteronomy 13:7, Joshua 18:19
the other 5× Genesis 47:21, Exodus 36:33, Deuteronomy 28:64, Jeremiah 12:12
the ends 4× Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 62:11, Jeremiah 25:31
end 3× Joshua 15:8, Nahum 2:9, Nahum 3:3
from one end 3× Genesis 47:21, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 28:64
on the edge 3× Exodus 13:20, Numbers 20:16, Numbers 33:6
one end 3× Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33, Deuteronomy 13:7
the outskirts 3× Numbers 11:1, Judges 7:19, 2 Kings 7:5
- 2× Genesis 47:2, Joshua 9:16
from [one] end 2× Jeremiah 12:12, Jeremiah 25:33
limit 2× Isaiah 2:7
on the end 2× Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
on the outskirts 2× Numbers 33:37, 1 Samuel 14:2
the edge 2× Joshua 3:8, 2 Kings 7:8
the end 2× 1 Samuel 14:27, Isaiah 7:3
to the edge 2× Joshua 13:27, 1 Samuel 9:27
[the other] 1× Deuteronomy 4:32
{banished} to the farthest 1× Nehemiah 1:9
After 1× Joshua 3:2
and after 1× Genesis 8:3
And at the end 1× 2 Kings 18:10
at one end 1× Psalms 19:6
at the edge 1× Numbers 22:36
at the ends 1× Isaiah 5:26
at the extreme 1× Joshua 15:1
at the farthest 1× Isaiah 7:18
at the mouth 1× Joshua 15:5
began at the outskirts 1× Joshua 18:15
beginning with its frontier 1× Ezekiel 25:9
border 1× Joshua 4:19
each 1× Isaiah 56:11
edge 1× Joshua 3:15
from among them 1× Ezekiel 33:2
from end to end 1× Jeremiah 51:31
from the end 1× Numbers 34:3
from the ends of 1× Deuteronomy 28:49
frontier 1× Ezekiel 48:1
is at the end 1× Genesis 23:9
its base 1× Exodus 19:12
the border 1× Exodus 16:35
the foot 1× Joshua 18:16
the mouth 1× Joshua 15:5
the outposts 1× Judges 7:11
the outskirts of the camp 1× Numbers 22:41
the outskirts of their camp 1× Numbers 23:13
the southernmost 1× Joshua 15:21
the tip 1× Judges 6:21
tip 1× Joshua 15:2
to the ends 1× Psalms 19:4
to the farthest 1× Deuteronomy 30:4
to the outskirts 1× Judges 7:17
wander to the ends 1× Proverbs 17:24
with the end 1× 1 Samuel 14:43
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:3 מִקְצֵ֕ה to and after Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 19:4 מִקָּצֶֽה׃ to . . . Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 23:9 בִּקְצֵ֣ה to is at the end Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 47:2 וּמִקְצֵ֣ה to - Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 47:21 מִקְצֵ֥ה to from one end Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 47:21 קָצֵֽהוּ׃ to the other Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 13:20 בִּקְצֵ֖ה to on the edge Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 16:35 קְצֵ֖ה to the border Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 19:12 בְּקָצֵ֑הוּ to its base Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 26:5 בִּקְצֵ֣ה to on the end Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:3
Aligned rows 97
Books represented 18
Genesis 6 Exodus 9 Numbers 8 Deuteronomy 9 Joshua 15 Judges 4 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 4 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 5 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 12 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 5 Nahum 3
Source forms
בִּקְצֵ֣ה 10x biq·ṣêh Genesis 23:9, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12, Deuteronomy 30:4
קְצֵ֣ה 9x qə·ṣêh Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 28:64, Joshua 18:16, 2 Kings 7:8
מִקְצֵ֥ה 8x miq·ṣêh Genesis 47:21, Numbers 34:3, Deuteronomy 13:7, Deuteronomy 28:64
מִקְצֵ֣ה 6x miq·ṣêh Deuteronomy 28:49, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 13:5, Isaiah 42:10
קְצֵ֥ה 6x qə·ṣêh Numbers 20:16, Numbers 22:41, Deuteronomy 13:7, Joshua 18:19
מִקְצֵ֖ה 5x miq·ṣêh Joshua 3:2, Joshua 15:2, Joshua 15:5, Joshua 18:15
מִקְצֵה֙ 5x miq·ṣêh Joshua 9:16, Joshua 15:21, 1 Kings 9:10, 2 Kings 8:3
בִּקְצֵ֖ה 4x biq·ṣêh Exodus 13:20, Numbers 33:37, Joshua 4:19, Isaiah 7:18
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 31x Genesis 8:3, Genesis 47:21, Numbers 34:3, Deuteronomy 13:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 24x Exodus 16:35, Numbers 20:16, Numbers 22:41, Deuteronomy 4:32
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 21x Genesis 23:9, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
Noun - masculine singular 5x Isaiah 2:7, Nahum 2:9, Nahum 3:3, Nahum 3:9
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 47:21, Numbers 23:13
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 19:4, Jeremiah 51:31
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 56:11, Ezekiel 25:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Boundary or terminus point, ranging from physical edge to abstract limit or conclusion.
Source Gloss
an extremity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Boundary or terminus point, ranging from physical edge to abstract limit or conclusion.
an extremity BDB: end Usage: × after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, × some, ut(-ter-) most (part).
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Biblical Witnesses
goal or objective that the wise person directs their attention toward
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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