Qâtsab — H7094

Definition

verb

to clip, or (generally) chop

1. (Qal) to cut off, shear

Usually translated as

shorn, cut down

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• keírō (G2751)

Occurrences

Qâtsab occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Song of Songs (1)

• 2 Kings 6:6 — And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down (וַיִּקְצָב) a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
• Song of Songs 4:2 — Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn (הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת), which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.