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קְצָת

𐤒𐤑𐤕

qᵉtsâth

H7117 noun

SILEX Entry

Root קצה to reach an end, to be at the edge, to terminate

Definition

A portion, part, or some quantity; refers to a limited segment or a part of a whole, whether spatial, temporal, or conceptual. Commonly denotes a portion of something (such as a group, time, or object) or an unspecified number or amount (some), and sometimes functions adverbially to indicate 'after' or 'at the end' when used with prepositions.

Semantic Range

portion, part, some (of a group or quantity), segment, after (adverbial with prepositions), at the end, a bit, a subset

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root קצה (qṣh), meaning 'to end,' 'to be at an extremity,' or 'to reach a boundary.' The noun formation קְצָת retains the semantic component of delimitation or boundary and extends to the sense of a discrete part as opposed to the whole. The form is irregular compared to the more common noun קָצֶה (qāṣeh, 'end, extremity').

Historical & Contextual Notes

קְצָת appears relatively infrequently in Biblical Hebrew. It is used both as a noun meaning 'part, portion, some' (e.g., Genesis 47:2—referring to 'some' of Joseph's brothers) and, especially when combined with prepositions, as an adverbial indicating 'after (a time),' 'at the end,' or 'from among' (cf. Exodus 12:4, Judges 18:2). Compared to the more common קָצֶה, which denotes a physical or metaphorical edge or extremity, קְצָת regularly emphasizes a part taken from a whole, particularly when the precise amount or quantity is indefinite. In English translations, קְצָת can be rendered 'some,' 'part,' or 'portion,' and sometimes adverbially as 'after.' In post-biblical Hebrew, the term largely disappears, replaced by more precise vocabulary. Standard English translations often blur the distinction between קְצָת ('some, part') and absolute terms like 'end' or 'extremity,' but the nuance of partiality should be noted. Later English translations that render the word adverbially as 'after' or 'at the end' reflect common idiomatic usage rather than a literal semantic value. The word's use spans narrative, legal, and genealogical contexts, where a partial element or subset is highlighted, but does not carry the technical sense of a fixed measurement or official portion seen with terms for 'share' (חֵלֶק) or 'allotment' (גּוֹרָל).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from קָצָה; a termination (literally or figuratively); also (by implication) a portion; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after; end, part, [idiom] some.

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Root Family

קצה (q-ṣ-h) — to reach an end, to be at the edge, to terminate

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7096 קָצָה to cause to cut off
H7097 קָצֶה at his extremity
H7098 קָצָה to the extremities of
H7099 קֶצֶו extremities of
H7101 קָצִין deciding leader

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7117-04 וּ/מִ/קְצָת֙ umiqetsat HC/R/Ncfsc And at the end and from a portion of 3
H7117-02 קצוות/ו qtsvvtv HNcfpc/Sp3ms ends-its his portions 2
H7117-05 וּ/מִ֨/קְצָתָ֔/ם umiqetsatam HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3mp and from end of them and from a portion of them 1
H7117-03 וּ/לְ/מִ/קְצָת֙ ulemiqetsat HC/R/R/Ncfsc at the end of and to/from a portion of 1
H7117-01 הַ/קְּצָוֺ֖ת haqetsaot HTd/Ncfpa ends the portions 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7117-02 Exodus 37:8 קצוות/ו qtsvvtv HNcfpc/Sp3ms ends-its his portions
H7117-01 Exodus 38:5 הַ/קְּצָוֺ֖ת haqetsaot HTd/Ncfpa ends the portions
H7117-02 Exodus 39:4 קצוות/ו qtsvvtv HNcfpc/Sp3ms its edges his portions
H7117-04 Daniel 1:2 וּ/מִ/קְצָת֙ umiqetsat HC/R/Ncfsc and some of and from a portion of
H7117-05 Daniel 1:5 וּ/מִ֨/קְצָתָ֔/ם umiqetsatam HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3mp and from end of them and from a portion of them
H7117-04 Daniel 1:15 וּ/מִ/קְצָת֙ umiqetsat HC/R/Ncfsc And at the end and from a portion of
H7117-03 Daniel 1:18 וּ/לְ/מִ/קְצָת֙ ulemiqetsat HC/R/R/Ncfsc at the end of and to/from a portion of
H7117-04 Nehemiah 7:69 וּ/מִ/קְצָת֙ umiqetsat HC/R/Ncfsc and from some of and from a portion of
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