Qûwts — H6973

Definition

verb

to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious

1. to be grieved, loathe, abhor, feel a loathing or abhorrence or sickening dread
1. (Qal)
1. to feel a loathing at, abhor
2. to feel a sickening dread
2. (Hiphil)
1. to cause sickening dread
2. to cause loathing

Usually translated as

be weary, be distressed, be grieved, abhor, loathe, vex

Origin

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962))

• Qûwṭ (H6962)

Greek equivalents

• bdelýssō (G948)
• eklýō (G1590)
• prosochthízō (G4360)
• synágō (G4863)

Occurrences

Qûwts occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Numbers (2), 1 Kings (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1)

• Genesis 27:46 — And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary (קַ֣צְתִּי) of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
• Exodus 1:12 — But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved (וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ) because of the children of Israel.
• Leviticus 20:23 — And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred (וָאָקֻ֖ץ) them.
• Numbers 21:5 — And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth (קָ֔צָה) this light bread.
• Numbers 22:3 — And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed (וַיָּ֣קָץ) because of the children of Israel.
• 1 Kings 11:25 — And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred (וַיָּ֙קָץ֙) Israel, and reigned over Syria.
• Proverbs 3:11 — My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary (תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ) of his correction:
• Isaiah 7:16 — For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest (קָ֔ץ) shall be forsaken of both her kings.