What does קָצָה · ἀποκόπτω mean in the Bible?
קָצָה · ἀποκόπτω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cut off or sever".
Hebrew · H7096, G609
קָצַץ
To cut off; (figuratively) to destroy ; (partially) to scrape off · to amputate; reflexively (by irony) to mutilate (the privy parts)
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קָצָה H7096 to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy ; (partially) to scrape off
ἀποκόπτω G609 to amputate; reflexively (by irony) to mutilate (the privy parts)
Pronunciation apokóptō
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What does קָצַץ (qatsats) mean in the Bible?
קָצָה · ἀποκόπτω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cut off or sever".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7096, G609?
H7096, G609 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to cut off or sever
Source Gloss
to cut off or sever
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 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Infinitive construct Hab 2:10 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect Lev 14:41 1×
Infinitive construct Lev 14:43 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Participle active Prov 26:6 1×
Word Origins
קָצַץ 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