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קָצִיר

𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓

qâtsîyr

H7105 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Harvest; the act or season of gathering crops, the produce itself, or the community involved in reaping. Also used for a branch or bough of a tree, reflecting that which is cut or gathered. Figuratively, can denote an occasion of judgment (as a 'harvest' of actions), or the brevity of life, as something swiftly 'reaped.'

Semantic Range

harvest (the act or event), harvested crop, harvest season, reaper (person), bough, branch (that which is severed), outcome or result (figuratively), brevity of life (figuratively)

Root / Etymology

From the root קצר (q-ṣ-r), which fundamentally means 'to cut short, reap, harvest.' The word קָצִיר (qâtsîyr) is a noun form denoting either the act of harvesting, the harvest time/season, the crop, or a branch as something cut off.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, קָצִיר is most commonly used for the yearly grain harvest, a major event in agricultural life for the Israelites. It refers variously to the harvested grain, the time set aside for reaping, and by metonymy, to those who participate (the reapers). The word can also appear in metaphorical uses, such as signifying the outcome of human actions or the passing of human life. When used for 'branch' or 'bough,' it highlights the literal sense of something 'cut' from the main plant. The overlap of meanings arises from the shared idea of severing or gathering. Most English translations render קָצִיר as 'harvest,' but the sense of 'branch' or 'bough' appears less frequently and often needs contextual clarification. In poetic or prophetic passages, the metaphorical uses may be more prominent. Contrast with related terms: קֶצֶר (qéṭser), more strictly means 'end, extremity'; קָצַר (verb), denotes the act of reaping. The connotation of communal effort or time of celebration is strong for קָצִיר in many texts.

Translation Consistency

primary "harvest" 49 occurrences

'Harvest' is the overwhelmingly common and natural English rendering (49 of 54 occurrences) and covers the primary senses: the act/season of gathering, the gathered crop, and by extension the reapers. It also naturally supports figurative uses (outcome, judgment, brevity of life). 'Branch' is rare and secondary, so 'harvest' ensures consistent, widely understandable translation.

Alternatives (1 occurrence):
"branch" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from קָצַר; severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage); bough, branch, harvest (man).

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

קצר (qâtsîyr) — to be short, to shorten, to reap

Root קצר to cut short, reap, gather, sever
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7114 קָצַר in the reaping-one
H7115 קֹצֶר from shortness of
H7116 קָצֵר short

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7105-05 קָצִיר֙ qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest 15
H7105-06 קְצִיר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest 12
H7105-09 קְצִֽירְ/ךָ֨ qetsirekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of your harvest your harvest your harvest 5
H7105-01 בַּ/קָּצִ֔יר baqatsir HRd/Ncmsa in harvest in the harvest in the harvest 4
H7105-03 הַ/קָּצִיר֙ haqatsir HTd/Ncmsa of harvest the harvest the harvest 3
H7105-12 קְצִיר֔/וֹ qetsiro HNcmsc/Sp3ms harvest his harvest his harvest 3
H7105-07 קְצִירָ/הּ֙ qetsirah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its harvest her harvest its harvest 2
H7105-16 וְ֠/קָצִיר veqatsir HC/Ncmsa and harvest harvest and harvest 2
H7105-02 בִּ/קְצִירִֽ/י biqetsiri HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs on my branch in my harvest on my branch 1
H7105-04 לַ/קָּצִ֔יר laqatsir HRd/Ncmsa to the harvest to the harvest to the harvest 1

Occurrences in Scripture

54 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7105-16 Genesis 8:22 וְ֠/קָצִיר veqatsir HC/Ncmsa and harvest harvest and harvest
H7105-06 Genesis 30:14 קְצִיר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-16 Genesis 45:6 וְ/קָצִּֽיר veqatsir HC/Ncmsa nor harvesting harvest and harvest
H7105-03 Exodus 23:16 הַ/קָּצִיר֙ haqatsir HTd/Ncmsa of-harvest the harvest the harvest
H7105-14 Exodus 34:21 וּ/בַ/קָּצִ֖יר uvaqatsir HC/Rd/Ncmsa and-in-harvest and in the harvest and in harvest
H7105-06 Exodus 34:22 קְצִ֣יר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-06 Leviticus 19:9 קְצִ֣יר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-09 Leviticus 19:9 קְצִֽירְ/ךָ֖ qetsirekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of your harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-07 Leviticus 23:10 קְצִירָ֑/הּ qetsirah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its harvest her harvest its harvest
H7105-11 Leviticus 23:10 קְצִירְ/כֶ֖ם qetsirekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp of your harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-06 Leviticus 23:22 קְצִ֣יר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-09 Leviticus 23:22 קְצִירְ/ךָ֖ qetsirekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of-your-harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-09 Leviticus 25:5 קְצִֽירְ/ךָ֙ qetsirekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms of your harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-09 Deuteronomy 24:19 קְצִֽירְ/ךָ֨ qetsirekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-05 Joshua 3:15 קָצִֽיר qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-06 Judges 15:1 קְצִיר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-06 1 Samuel 6:13 קְצִיר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-12 1 Samuel 8:12 קְצִיר֔/וֹ qetsiro HNcmsc/Sp3ms his harvest his harvest his harvest
H7105-06 1 Samuel 12:17 קְצִיר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 2 Samuel 21:9 קָצִיר֙ qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-06 2 Samuel 21:9 קְצִ֥יר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 2 Samuel 21:10 קָצִ֔יר qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 2 Samuel 23:13 קָצִיר֙ qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-01 Isaiah 9:2 בַּ/קָּצִ֔יר baqatsir HRd/Ncmsa at harvest in the harvest in the harvest
H7105-10 Isaiah 16:9 קְצִירֵ֖/ךְ qetsirekhe HNcmsc/Sp2fs your-harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-05 Isaiah 17:5 קָצִ֣יר qatsir HNcmsa the harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 Isaiah 17:11 קָצִ֛יר qatsir HNcmsa of harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 Isaiah 18:4 קָצִֽיר qatsir HNcmsa of-harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 Isaiah 18:5 קָצִיר֙ qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-06 Isaiah 23:3 קְצִ֥יר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-07 Isaiah 27:11 קְצִירָ/הּ֙ qetsirah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its harvest her harvest its harvest
H7105-09 Jeremiah 5:17 קְצִֽירְ/ךָ֜ qetsirekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your harvest your harvest your harvest
H7105-05 Jeremiah 5:24 קָצִ֖יר qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 Jeremiah 8:20 קָצִ֖יר qatsir HNcmsa harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 Jeremiah 50:16 קָצִ֑יר qatsir HNcmsa of harvest harvest harvest
H7105-03 Jeremiah 51:33 הַ/קָּצִ֖יר haqatsir HTd/Ncmsa of harvest the harvest the harvest
H7105-05 Hosea 6:11 קָצִ֖יר qatsir HNcmsa a harvest harvest harvest
H7105-06 Joel 1:11 קְצִ֥יר qetsir HNcmsc harvest harvest harvest
H7105-05 Joel 4:13 קָצִ֑יר qatsir HNcmsa the harvest harvest harvest
H7105-04 Amos 4:7 לַ/קָּצִ֔יר laqatsir HRd/Ncmsa to the harvest to the harvest to the harvest
H7105-08 Psalms 80:12 קְצִירֶ֣/הָ qetsireha HNcmpc/Sp3fs its harvest her harvests her harvest
H7105-15 Proverbs 6:8 בַ֝/קָּצִ֗יר vaqatsir HRd/Ncmsa in the harvest harvest in the harvest
H7105-01 Proverbs 10:5 בַּ֝/קָּצִ֗יר baqatsir HRd/Ncmsa in harvest in the harvest in the harvest
H7105-01 Proverbs 20:4 בַּ/קָּצִ֣יר baqatsir HRd/Ncmsa in harvest in the harvest in the harvest
H7105-05 Proverbs 25:13 קָצִ֗יר qatsir HNcmsa of harvest harvest harvest
H7105-01 Proverbs 26:1 בַּ/קָּצִ֑יר baqatsir HRd/Ncmsa in harvest in the harvest in the harvest
H7105-12 Job 5:5 קְצִיר֨/וֹ qetsiro HNcmsc/Sp3ms harvest his harvest his harvest
H7105-05 Job 14:9 קָצִ֣יר qatsir HNcmsa a harvest harvest harvest
H7105-12 Job 18:16 קְצִירֽ/וֹ qetsiro HNcmsc/Sp3ms his branch his harvest his harvest
H7105-02 Job 29:19 בִּ/קְצִירִֽ/י biqetsiri HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs on my branch in my harvest on my branch
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