What does קֹצֶר (qōṣer) mean in the Bible?
קֹצֶר (qōṣer): Psychological distress from constraint: impatience born of spiritual suffocation, not merely temporal haste
Hebrew · H7115
קֹצֶר
Shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience
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קֹצֶר H7115
Pronunciation qōṣer
What does קֹצֶר (qōṣer) mean in the Bible?
קֹצֶר (qōṣer): Psychological distress from constraint: impatience born of spiritual suffocation, not merely temporal haste
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How does the BSB render H7115?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include but on account of their broken (1).
Where does קֹצֶר (qōṣer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 6:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It but on account of their broken 1× Exodus 6:9
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First aligned row Exodus 6:9
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Exodus 1
Source forms
מִקֹּ֣צֶר 1x miq·qō·ṣer Exodus 6:9
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Exodus 6:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Psychological distress from constraint: impatience born of spiritual suffocation, not merely temporal haste
Source Gloss
shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Psychological distress from constraint: impatience born of spiritual suffocation, not merely temporal haste
shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience BDB: shortness Usage: anguish.
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Biblical Witnesses
impatience and discouragement of people unwilling to listen due to harsh bondage
characteristic of one prone to anger, acting rashly without patience or restraint
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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