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קוּץ

𐤒𐤅𐤑

qûwts

H6974 verb

SILEX Entry

Root קוץ to awaken, to rouse, to stir (oneself)

Definition

To awake, become alert or conscious after sleep, to be roused from slumber or inactivity. The verb is used both literally (rising from sleep) and figuratively (becoming alert, attentive, or responsive). In poetic or metaphorical passages, it can describe emotional or spiritual awakening.

Semantic Range

to awake from sleep; to rouse oneself or another; to recover alertness; to become attentive or aware suddenly; to be quickened emotionally or spiritually

Root / Etymology

From the root קוץ (q-w-ts), which fundamentally conveys the idea of stirring, being roused (often suddenly), or recoiling. The form קוּץ is a verb primarily used in Qal, focusing on the act of awakening or being roused, either physically or metaphorically. The noun forms (קֵץ, 'end'; קֵיצָה, 'awakening') are related by semantic extension, but the primary root idea is 'to stir, rouse.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

קוּץ generally appears in poetic or elevated language, notably in Psalms and Song of Songs, describing either the process of physically awakening from sleep or experiencing a sharp change of state — such as heightened attentiveness. The word occasionally appears in contexts that blur the line between literal and metaphorical awakening (e.g., awakening to joy, fear, urgency, or spiritual realization). In later periods, figurative extensions became more prominent, especially in liturgical or devotional contexts, but its biblical usage remains primarily focused on the act of rising from sleep or recovering awareness. Unlike יָקַץ (H3364), which is more commonly used in straightforward narrative for waking from sleep, קוּץ tends toward elevated, poetic, or metaphorical contexts. English translations sometimes miss nuances, rendering the word as simply 'wake' or 'watch' and flattening the range of alertness or abruptness implied by the Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of abruptness in starting up from sleep (compare יָקַץ)); to awake (literally or figuratively); arise, (be) (a-) wake, watch.

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Root Family

קוץ (q-w-ts) — awakening, rousing, stirring

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6972 קוּץ and he spent the summer
H6973 קוּץ the one who loathes
H6975 קוֹץ like a thorn
H6976 קוֹץ the Thorn
H6977 קְוֻצָּה his trimmed locks

Word Forms

13 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6974-13 יָקִ֑יצוּ yaqitsu HVhi3mp they awake they will rouse 4
H6974-02 הָקִ֔יצָ/ה haqitsah HVhv2ms/Sh awake Awaken! 3
H6974-05 הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי heqitsoti HVhp1cs I awoke I roused 3
H6974-04 הֵקִ֖יץ heqits HVhp3ms has awakened he roused 2
H6974-11 וְ/הֵקִיץ֮ veheqits HC/Vhq3ms and he awakes and he roused 2
H6974-03 הָקִ֨יצוּ haqitsu HVhv2mp awake Rouse yourselves! 2
H6974-01 אָקִ֑יץ aqits HVhi1cs shall I awake I will rouse 1
H6974-06 מֵ/הָקִ֑יץ mehaqits HR/Vhc when one awakes to rouse 1
H6974-12 וְ/יִקְצ֖וּ veyiqetsu HC/Vqi3mp and awake and they will awaken 1
H6974-08 וַ֝/הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ vahaqitsota HC/Vhq2ms and when you awake and you roused 1

Occurrences in Scripture

23 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6974-07 1 Samuel 26:12 מֵקִ֗יץ meqits HVhrmsa one woke the one who rouses
H6974-04 2 Kings 4:31 הֵקִ֖יץ heqits HVhp3ms has awakened he roused
H6974-03 Isaiah 26:19 הָקִ֨יצוּ haqitsu HVhv2mp awake Rouse yourselves!
H6974-11 Isaiah 29:8 וְ/הֵקִיץ֮ veheqits HC/Vhq3ms and he awakes and he roused
H6974-11 Isaiah 29:8 וְ/הֵקִיץ֙ veheqits-2 HC/Vhq3ms and he awakes and he roused
H6974-05 Jeremiah 31:26 הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי heqitsoti HVhp1cs I awoke I roused
H6974-13 Jeremiah 51:39 יָקִ֑יצוּ yaqitsu HVhi3mp they shall awake they will rouse
H6974-13 Jeremiah 51:57 יָקִ֑יצוּ yaqitsu HVhi3mp they-will-awake they will rouse
H6974-04 Ezekiel 7:6 הֵקִ֣יץ heqits HVhp3ms it has awakened he roused
H6974-03 Joel 1:5 הָקִ֤יצוּ haqitsu HVhv2mp Awake Rouse yourselves!
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