What does קָטַף mean in the Bible?
קָטַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to strip off".
Hebrew · H6998
קָטַף
To strip off
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קָטַף H6998
What does קָטַף mean in the Bible?
קָטַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to strip off".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6998?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), He plucked off (1), I will pluck (1), They plucked (1), you may pluck (1).
Where does קָטַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 23:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), Job (2), Deuteronomy (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 . . . 1× Job 8:12
He plucked off 1× Ezekiel 17:4
I will pluck 1× Ezekiel 17:22
They plucked 1× Job 30:4
you may pluck 1× Deuteronomy 23:25
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 23:25 וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ to you may pluck Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Job 8:12 יִקָּטֵ֑ף to . . . Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 30:4 הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים to They plucked Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Ezekiel 17:4 קָטָ֑ף to He plucked off Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 17:22 אֶקְטֹ֔ף to I will pluck Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 23:25
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 1 Job 2 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
אֶקְטֹ֔ף 1x ’eq·ṭōp̄ Ezekiel 17:22
הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים 1x haq·qō·ṭə·p̄îm Job 30:4
וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ 1x wə·qā·ṭap̄·tā Deuteronomy 23:25
יִקָּטֵ֑ף 1x yiq·qā·ṭêp̄ Job 8:12
קָטָ֑ף 1x qā·ṭāp̄ Ezekiel 17:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Job 30:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 23:25
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 8:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 17:22
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 17:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to strip off
Source Gloss
to strip off
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to strip off BDB: pluck off Usage: crop off, cut down (up), pluck.
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 2 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Ezek 17:4 1×
Imperfect Ezek 17:22 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Job 8:12 1×
Word Origins
קָטַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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