Qâṭaph — H6998

H6998 · Hebrew — קטף

Pronunciation: kaw-taf'

Definition

verb

to strip off

  1. to pluck off or out, cut off
    1. (Qal) to pluck off
    2. (Niphal) to be plucked off

Usually translated as

pluck, crop off, cut down

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Qâṭaph occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Job (2), Ezekiel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Q