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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קָצַץH7112
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 Itcut off2×Judges 1:7, 2 Kings 16:17
and cut1×Exodus 39:3
and cut off1×Judges 1:6
and he cut into pieces1×2 Kings 24:13
and shatters1×Psalms 46:9
He has cut me1×Psalms 129:4
into pieces1×2 Chronicles 28:24
stripped [the gold]1×2 Kings 18:16
They cut off1×2 Samuel 4:12
those who shave1×Jeremiah 49:32
who clip the hair1×Jeremiah 9:26
who cut1×Jeremiah 25:23
you are to cut off1×Deuteronomy 25:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 39:3וְקִצֵּ֣ץtoand cutConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 25:12וְקַצֹּתָ֖הtoyou are to cut offConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularJudges 1:6וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּtoand cut offConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralJudges 1:7מְקֻצָּצִ֗יםtocut offVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural2 Samuel 4:12וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּtoThey cut offConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2 Kings 16:17וַיְקַצֵּץ֩tocut offConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Kings 18:16קִצַּ֨ץtostripped [the gold]Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular2 Kings 24:13וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץtoand he cut into piecesConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 28:24וַיְקַצֵּץ֙tointo piecesConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 46:9וְקִצֵּ֣ץtoand shattersConjunctive 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 rowExodus 39:3
Aligned rows14
Books represented8
Exodus1Deuteronomy1Judges22 Samuel12 Kings32 Chronicles1Psalms2Jeremiah3
Source forms
וְקִצֵּ֣ץ2xwə·qiṣ·ṣêṣExodus 39:3, Psalms 46:9
קְצוּצֵ֣י2xqə·ṣū·ṣêJeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 49:32
וַיְקַצֵּץ֩1xway·qaṣ·ṣêṣ2 Kings 16:17
וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ1xway·qaṣ·ṣêṣ2 Kings 24:13
וַיְקַצֵּץ֙1xway·qaṣ·ṣêṣ2 Chronicles 28:24
וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ1xway·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣūJudges 1:6
וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ1xway·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū2 Samuel 4:12
וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה1xwə·qaṣ·ṣō·ṯāhDeuteronomy 25:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular3x2 Kings 16:17, 2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles 28:24
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct3xJeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 49:32
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2xExodus 39:3, Psalms 46:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xJudges 1:6, 2 Samuel 4:12
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 18:16, Psalms 129:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 25:12
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural1xJudges 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to chop off (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to chop off (literally or figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups3Aligned forms6
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
Participle passiveJer 9:25 · Jer 25:23 · Jer 49:323×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action2×
Perfect2Kgs 18:16 · Ps 129:42×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveJudg 1:71×
Word Origins
קָצַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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