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Lexicon :: Strong's H6973 - qûṣ

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קוּץ
Transliteration
qûṣ
Pronunciation
koots
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with קוּץ (H6972) through the idea of severing oneself from (compare קוּט (H6962))]
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TWOT Reference: 2002

Strong’s Definitions

קוּץ qûwts, koots; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962)); to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious:—abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6973 in the following manner: abhor (3x), weary (2x), loath (1x), distressed (1x), vex (1x), grieved (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6973 in the following manner: abhor (3x), weary (2x), loath (1x), distressed (1x), vex (1x), grieved (1x).

  1. to be grieved, loathe, abhor, feel a loathing or abhorrence or sickening dread

    1. (Qal)

      1. to feel a loathing at, abhor

      2. to feel a sickening dread

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause sickening dread

      2. to cause loathing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קוּץ qûwts, koots; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962)); to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious:—abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary.
STRONGS H6973: Abbreviations
† I. [קוּץ] verb feel a loathing, abhorrence, sickening dread (|| √of קוט; Targum קוּץ id.; for connection of meanings compare Aramaic קְנַט loathe, bdb088001 fear); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular קָ֫צָה Numbers 21:5; 1st person singular קַ֫צְתִּי Genesis 27:46; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיָּ֫קָץ Numbers 22:3; 1 Kings 11:25 (but see below); 2nd person masculine singular jussive תָּקֹץ Proverbs 3:11; 1st person singular וָאָקֻץ Leviticus 20:23; 3rd person masculine plural וַיָּקֻצוּ Exodus 1:12; Participle קָץ Isaiah 7:16; —
1. feel a loathing at, abhor, with ב of thing Numbers 21:5 (JE), Genesis 27:46 (P), Proverbs 3:11 (|| מָאַס); with ב person Leviticus 20:23 (H; subject י׳); so 1 Kings 11:25, but Kit (after Syriac Version, compare Greek Version of the LXX) proposes וַ֫יָּצֶק (√ צוק Hiph. distress).
2. feel a sickening dread, with
מִפְּנֵי person Exodus 1:12 (J), Numbers 22:3 (E), Isaiah 7:16.
Hiph. Imperfect 1st person plural suffix נְקִיצֶנָּה Isaiah 7:6 (suffix of Judah) let us cause her sickening dread, but weak, read נְצִיקֶנָּה (√ צוק) Thes Che Du Gr Marti. — Other Hiph. forms see קיץ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:46; 27:46

Exodus

1:12; 1:12

Leviticus

20:23; 20:23

Numbers

21:5; 21:5; 22:3; 22:3

1 Kings

11:25; 11:25

Proverbs

3:11; 3:11

Isaiah

7:6; 7:16; 7:16

H6973

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6973 matches the Hebrew קוּץ (qûṣ),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:46 - Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women such as these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23 - And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:5 - And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:3 - And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many; Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:25 - He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing mischief as Hadad did; and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline or be weary of his reproof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:6 - "Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Ta'be-el as king in the midst of it,"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:16 - For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.
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