What does קָצַר mean in the Bible?
e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)".
Hebrew · H7114
קָצַר
To dock off , i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
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קָצַר H7114
What does קָצַר mean in the Bible?
קָצַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to dock off , i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7114?
The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the harvesters (4), . . . (3), reap (3), to reap (3), too short (3).
Where does קָצַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (7), Ruth (7), Isaiah (6), Psalms (4).
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 the harvesters 4× Ruth 2:3, Ruth 2:7, Ruth 2:14, 2 Kings 4:18
. . . 3× Leviticus 19:9, Ruth 2:6, Isaiah 50:2
reap 3× Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:11, Micah 6:15
to reap 3× Leviticus 25:5, 1 Samuel 8:12, Ecclesiastes 11:4
too short 3× Numbers 11:23, Isaiah 50:2, Isaiah 59:1
and reap 2× 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
grew impatient 2× Numbers 21:4, Zechariah 11:8
the reaper 2× Jeremiah 9:22, Amos 9:13
When you reap 2× Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:22
[were] smaller 1× Ezekiel 42:5
and harvests 1× Isaiah 17:5
and reap the fruit 1× Hosea 10:12
and reaped 1× Hosea 10:13
and they shall reap 1× Hosea 8:7
and you reap 1× Leviticus 23:10
be impatient 1× Job 21:4
but harvested 1× Jeremiah 12:13
could no longer bear 1× Judges 10:16
He has cut short 1× Psalms 102:23
his harvesters 1× Ruth 2:5
impatient 1× Micah 2:7
is too short 1× Isaiah 28:20
of the reaper 1× Psalms 129:7
reap the same 1× Job 4:8
they are harvesting 1× Ruth 2:9
They gather 1× Job 24:6
to the harvesters 1× Ruth 2:4
was sick 1× Judges 16:16
were harvesting 1× 1 Samuel 6:13
will be cut short 1× Proverbs 10:27
will reap 1× Psalms 126:5
will reap disaster 1× Proverbs 22:8
you are harvesting 1× Deuteronomy 24:19
You have cut short 1× Psalms 89:45
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 19:9 וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙ to When you reap Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural Leviticus 19:9 לִקְצֹ֑ר to . . . Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Leviticus 23:10 וּקְצַרְתֶּ֖ם to and you reap Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Leviticus 23:22 וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞ם to When you reap Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural Leviticus 23:22 בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ to reap Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:5 תִקְצ֔וֹר to to reap Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:11 תִקְצְרוּ֙ to reap Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 11:23 תִּקְצָ֑ר to too short Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Numbers 21:4 וַתִּקְצַ֥ר to grew impatient Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 24:19 תִקְצֹר֩ to you are harvesting Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 19:9
Aligned rows 49
Books represented 18
Leviticus 7 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 2 Ruth 7 1 Samuel 2 2 Kings 2 Job 3 Psalms 4 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 3 Amos 1 Micah 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וַתִּקְצַ֥ר 3x wat·tiq·ṣar Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16
וְקִצְר֛וּ 2x wə·qiṣ·rū 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
בַּקֹּצֵ֔ר 1x baq·qō·ṣêr Amos 9:13
בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ 1x bə·quṣ·re·ḵā Leviticus 23:22
הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים 1x haq·qō·wṣ·rîm Ruth 2:5
הַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים 1x haq·qō·wṣ·rîm Ruth 2:6
הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים 1x haq·qō·wṣ·rîm Ruth 2:7
הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔ים 1x haq·qō·wṣ·rîm Ruth 2:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 6x Ruth 2:3, Ruth 2:5, Ruth 2:6, Ruth 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 4x Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16, Zechariah 11:8
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 25:5, Deuteronomy 24:19, Micah 6:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Job 24:6, Psalms 126:5, Hosea 8:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Proverbs 22:8, Ecclesiastes 11:4, Isaiah 17:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 2x 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural 2x Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:22
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Numbers 11:23, Job 21:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to dock off , i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
Source Gloss
to dock off , i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain) BDB: be short Usage: × at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.
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 26
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 23×
Imperfect Eccl 11:4 · Isa 17:5 · Prov 22:8 · Deut 24:19 · Lev 25:5 · Mic 6:15 · Hos 8:7 · Job 24:6 · Ps 126:5 · Job 21:4 · Num 11:23 · Lev 25:11 · Prov 10:27 14×
Perfect Isa 50:2 · Isa 59:1 · Hos 10:13 · Isa 28:20 · Jer 12:13 5×
Participle active 1Sam 6:13 · Ps 129:7 2×
Participle passive Ezek 42:5 1×
Sequential imperfect Hos 10:12 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Job 24:6 1×
Perfect Ps 89:46 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Ps 102:24 1×
Word Origins
קָצַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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