Hebrew · H7112, H3709

קָצַץ כַּף

To chop off (literally or figuratively) · the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

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קָצַץ H7112 to chop off (literally or figuratively)
כַּף H3709 the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

What does קָצַץ כַּף (qatsats kaph) mean in the Bible?

קָצַץ · כַּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to chop off (literally or figuratively)".

Full entry for קָצַץ כַּף (H7112, H3709) · Open the biblical lexicon

Meaning

to chop off (literally or figuratively)
Word Origins

קָצַץ כַּף is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Participle passive Jer 9:25 · Jer 25:23 · Jer 49:32
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Perfect 2Kgs 18:16 · Ps 129:4
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive Judg 1:7
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