What does קָצַץ mean in the Bible?
קָצַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to chop off (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H7112
קָצַץ
To chop off (literally or figuratively)
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קָצַץ H7112
What does קָצַץ mean in the Bible?
קָצַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to chop off (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7112?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cut off (2), and cut (1), and cut off (1), and he cut into pieces (1), and shatters (1).
Where does קָצַץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 39:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (3), Jeremiah (3), Judges (2), Psalms (2).
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 cut off 2× Judges 1:7, 2 Kings 16:17
and cut 1× Exodus 39:3
and cut off 1× Judges 1:6
and he cut into pieces 1× 2 Kings 24:13
and shatters 1× Psalms 46:9
He has cut me 1× Psalms 129:4
into pieces 1× 2 Chronicles 28:24
stripped [the gold] 1× 2 Kings 18:16
They cut off 1× 2 Samuel 4:12
those who shave 1× Jeremiah 49:32
who clip the hair 1× Jeremiah 9:26
who cut 1× Jeremiah 25:23
you are to cut off 1× Deuteronomy 25:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 39:3 וְקִצֵּ֣ץ to and cut Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 25:12 וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה to you are to cut off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Judges 1:6 וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ to and cut off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Judges 1:7 מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים to cut off Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural 2 Samuel 4:12 וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ to They cut off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Kings 16:17 וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ to cut off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 18:16 קִצַּ֨ץ to stripped [the gold] Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 24:13 וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ to and he cut into pieces Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 28:24 וַיְקַצֵּץ֙ to into pieces Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 46:9 וְקִצֵּ֣ץ to and shatters Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 39:3
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 2 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
וְקִצֵּ֣ץ 2x wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ Exodus 39:3, Psalms 46:9
קְצוּצֵ֣י 2x qə·ṣū·ṣê Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 49:32
וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ 1x way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ 2 Kings 16:17
וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ 1x way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ 2 Kings 24:13
וַיְקַצֵּץ֙ 1x way·qaṣ·ṣêṣ 2 Chronicles 28:24
וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ 1x way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū Judges 1:6
וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ 1x way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū 2 Samuel 4:12
וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה 1x wə·qaṣ·ṣō·ṯāh Deuteronomy 25:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 16:17, 2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles 28:24
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct 3x Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 49:32
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 39:3, Psalms 46:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Judges 1:6, 2 Samuel 4:12
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 18:16, Psalms 129:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 25:12
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural 1x Judges 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to chop off (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to chop off (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to chop off (literally or figuratively) BDB: cut off Usage: cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), × utmost.
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 3 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle passive Jer 9:25 · Jer 25:23 · Jer 49:32 3×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect 2Kgs 18:16 · Ps 129:4 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Judg 1:7 1×
Word Origins
קָצַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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