What does קָצֵר mean in the Bible?
קָצֵר is a Hebrew word meaning "short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)".
Hebrew · H7116
קָצֵר
Short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)
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קָצֵר H7116
What does קָצֵר mean in the Bible?
קָצֵר is a Hebrew word meaning "short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7116?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include devoid (2), A quick-tempered man (1), but a quick-tempered [man] (1), is short (1).
Where does קָצֵר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 19:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1), Job (1).
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 devoid 2× 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
A quick-tempered man 1× Proverbs 14:17
but a quick-tempered [man] 1× Proverbs 14:29
is short 1× Job 14:1
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 19:26 קִצְרֵי־ to devoid Adjective - masculine plural construct Job 14:1 קְצַ֥ר to is short Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 14:17 קְֽצַר־ to A quick-tempered man Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 14:29 וּקְצַר־ to but a quick-tempered [man] Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Isaiah 37:27 קִצְרֵי־ to devoid Adjective - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 19:26
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
2 Kings 1 Job 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
קִצְרֵי־ 2x qiṣ·rê- 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
וּקְצַר־ 1x ū·qə·ṣar- Proverbs 14:29
קְצַ֥ר 1x qə·ṣar Job 14:1
קְֽצַר־ 1x qə·ṣar- Proverbs 14:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural construct 2x 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
Adjective - masculine singular construct 2x Job 14:1, Proverbs 14:17
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 14:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)
Source Gloss
short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper) BDB: short Usage: few, hasty, small, soon.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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