Proverbs 22:8

זוֹרֵ֣עַ

Root word sow, sown, yielding, sowed, sower, …

Dictionary form: זָרַע · dzaw-RA

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, absolute state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: he that soweth

sow ×11 and sow ×3 and ye shall sow ×3 sown ×3 thou shalt sow ×3 yielding ×3 and i will sow ×2 be sown ×2

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sow — Direct modernization of dominant KJV rendering; broadly applicable.

plant — Prefer when emphasizing deliberate agricultural planting.

seed — Use as verb ('to seed a field'); natural in modern agricultural contexts.

scatter seed — Highlights the physical action of broadcasting seed.

cultivate — Broader register; suits metaphorical or wisdom literature contexts.

beget — Rare; use only when context is biological conception or offspring.

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I. זָרַע verb sow, scatter seed (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian zirû TP^{Prism vi. 15}; Arabic ; Aramaic , זְרַע; Ethiopic but in Sabean דֿרא DHM^{ZMG 1883, 15 and in proper name, Id. in} MV^{10, pp. 242, 983}) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular זָרַע Judg 6:3 1 singular וְזָרַעְתִּ֫י Jer 31:27 suffix וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ consec Hos 2:25 3 plural זָָֽרְעוּ Jer 12:13 2 masculine plural זְרַעַתֶּם Hag 1:6 וּזְרַעְתֶּם consecutive Gen 47:23 + 2 t.; Imperfect יִזְרָ֑ע Eccl 11:4 וַיִּזְרַע Gen 26:12 suffix וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ Judg 9:45 1 singular אֶזְדְעָה Judg 31:8 suffix וְאֶזְרָעֵם Zech 10:9, etc.; Imperative masculine singular זְרַע Eccl 11:6 masculine plural זִרְעוּ Hos 10:12 +2 t.; Infinitive לִזְרֹעַ Isa 28:24 Participle active זֹרֵעַ Isa 55:10 + 3 t.; זזֹרֵעַ Prov 22:8; Jer 50:16, etc.; Passive participle זָרֻעַ Ps 97:11 (but on text see below); feminine זְרוּעָה Jer 2:2 —

1. literally sow:
a. absolute sow (seed), do one's sowing Judg 6:3; Gen 26:12 (J), Isa 28:24 (after ploughing חרשׁ); זִרְעוּ וקצרו ונטעו כרמים Isa 37:30 = 2Kgs 19:29 || קצר also Mic 6:15; Lev 25:11 (H), Eccl 11:4 || אסף Lev 25:20 (H); opposed to אכל Job 31:8 זֹרְעֵי עלכֿלמֿים Isa 32:20 (on construct compare Ges^{«GKC:130»§ 130}, 1); with אתהֿשּׁנה הַשׁמינִת Lev 25:22 followed by הַרְבֵּה Hag 1:6 (opposed to הָבֵא מְעָ֑ט).
b. with accusative of land אדמה Exod 23:10 (J E; || אסף), Gen 47:23 (J); field (שׂדה) Lev 25:3 (|| אסף), compare vLev 25:4; Ps 107:37 as passive participle אֶרֶץ לֹא זְרוּעָה Jer 2:2 (|| מִדְבָּר).
c. with accusative of seed אֶתזַֿרְעֲךָ ׳ז Deut 11:10, compare Deut 22:9; Jer 35:7; Lev 26:16 (H) Eccl 11:6 followed by חִטִּים Jer 12:13 (|| קצר); compare also בִּכּוּרֵי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ אשׁר תזרע בַּשָּׂדֶה Exod 23:16 (JE).
d. followed by 2 accusative לֹא תזרע כַּרְמְךָ כִּלְאַ֑יִם Deut 22:9 compare שָׂדְךָ לֹא תִזְרַע כִּלְאַיִם Lev 19:19 (H); זַרְעֲךָ אשׁרתֿזדע אתהֿאדמה Isa 30:23 also of destroyed city וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ מֶ֑לַח Judg 9:45.
e. participle active as substantive זוֺרֵעַ Jer 50:16 (|| תֹּפֵשׂ מַגָּל בְּעֵת קָציר); לַֹזּרֵעַ Isa 55:10 (|| לָאֹכֵל).

2. of shrub and tree producing, yielding seed, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb Gen 1:29 (twice in verse) (P), compare

Hiph`il 3. figurative:
a. of Yahweh's sowing (planting) Israel in the land וזרעתיה לי בָארץ Hos 2:25 (We וזרעתיהו, object being Jezreel); on the other hand וְאֶזְרָעֵם בָּעַמִּים Zech 10:9.
b. with 2 accusative, of Yahweh's fructifying Israel and Judah יהודה זֶרַע אדם וזרע ׳וזרעתי אתבֿית ישׂראל ואתבֿ בהמה Jer 31:27.
c. of moral action, זִרְעוּ לָכֶם לִצְדָקָה Hos 10:12 (|| קצר); צדקה׳ז Prov 11:18 אַלתִּֿזְרְעוּ אֶלקֹֿצִים Jer 4:3 sow not in among thorns (said of a few righteous deeds amid much wickedness); especially of evil-doing רוּחַ יזרעו וְסוּפָתָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ Hos 8:7 זֹרְעֵי עָמָל Job 4:8 (|| קצר); זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יקצוראָֿוֶן Prov 22:8.
d. of Israel's practising idolatry זְמֹרַת זָר תִּזְרָעֶ֑נּוּ Isa 17:10 (2 accusative)
e. הזרעים בדמעה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ Ps 126:5 metaphor of distress followed by joy. feminine אוֺר זָרֻעַ לַצַּדִּיק Ps 97:11 read probably זָרַח, Vrss Ol Hu Bae Che and others

Niph`al be sown, fructified, Perfect 3 feminine singular וְנִזְרְעָה consecutive Num 5:28 2 masculine plural וְנִזְרַעְתֶּם consecutive Ezek 36:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזָּרַע Nah 1:14 יִזָּרֵ֑עַ Deut 21:4; Lev 11:37 3 feminine singular תִּזָּרַע Deut 29:22 —

1. be sown:
a. subject אֶרֶץ, ולא תַּצְמִחַ ׳לֹא תִזּ Deut 29:22, compare (of נַחַל אֵיתָן) לא יֵעָבֵּד ׳בּוֺ ולא יִזּ Deut 21:4 in address to הָרֵי ישׂראל, וְנֶעֱבַּדְתֶּם וְנִזְרַעְתֶּם Ezek 36:9.
b. subject זֶרַע, זֶרַע זֵרוּעַ אשׁר יִזָּרֵעַ Lev 11:37 (P); figurative מִשִּׁמְךָ עוֺד ׳לֹא יִזּ Nah 1:14 no more of thy name be sown, in judgment against Nineveh.

2. be fructified, made pregnant וְנִזְרְעָה זָרַ֑ע Num 5:28 (P; of woman). Pu`al Perfect 3 plural זֹרָ֑עוּ Isa 40:24 of princes and judges under figure of trees (|| נִטָּ֑עוּ, שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ גִּזְעָם). Hiph`il Imperfect 3 feminine singular תַּזְרִיעַ Lev 12:2 Participle מַזְרִיעַ Gen 1:11; Gen 1:12 —

1. produce seed, of herb, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb Gen 1:11; Gen 1:12 apparently denominative from זֶרַע; compare

Qal 2. 2. of a woman, = bear a child תַּזְרִיעַ וְיָיָָֽלְדָה זָכָר Lev 12:2.

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זְרַע noun [masculine] seed (compare Biblical Hebrew I. זרע); — construct אֲנָשָׁא ׳ז Dan 2:43 seed (offspring) of men.

sow, sown, yielding, sowed, sower, …

zāraʿ

to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify

to sow, scatter seed

(Qal)

to sow

to be sown

עַ֭וְלָה

Root word iniquity, wickedness, unrighteousness, unjust, unjustly, …

Dictionary form: עֶוֶל · eh-WEL

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: iniquity

iniquity ×24 of wickedness ×3 wickedness ×3 and iniquity ×2 unrighteousness ×2 an unjust ×1 and unjust ×1 and wickedness ×1

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injustice — Broad, modern default; covers legal and moral wrongdoing.

wrongdoing — Plain and accessible; suits narrative or general contexts.

iniquity — Modernized KJV form; retains moral/theological weight.

wickedness — Emphasizes evil character rather than a specific act.

perversity — Highlights deliberate distortion of what is right.

unrighteousness — Useful in legal or covenantal contexts; slightly formal.

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עָ֫וֶל noun masculine injustice, unrighteousness (opposed to צְדָקָה); — ׳ע Lev 19:15 +; construct עֶ֫וֶל Ezek 28:18 (van d. H. עָוֶל, but see Baer Ginsb); suffix עַוְלוֺ Ezek 18:26; Ezek 33:13 — עשׂה עול Lev 19:15; Lev 19:35 (H) Deut 25:16; Ezek 3:20; Ezek 18:24; Ezek 18:26 (twice in verse); Ezek 33:13 (twice in verse); Ezek 33:15; Ezek 33:18 ׳פעל ע Job 34:32 ׳הִתְעִיבוּ ע Ps 53:2 (|| עֲלִילָה Ps 14:2); ׳שׁפט ע Ps 82:2 ׳אישׁ ע Prov 29:27 בְּכַפַּי ׳ע Ps 7:4 בְּ ׳מצא ע Jer 2:5, read probably also Ezek 28:15 (for ᵑ0 עולתה); ישׁיב ידוֺ ׳מע Ezek 18:8 בְּעֶוֶל רְכֻלָּֽתְךָ Ezek 28:18 of God, אין עול (|| אֱמוּנָה) Deut 32:4 ׳חָלִלָה מע Job 34:10.

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עַוְלָה noun feminine^{Job 11:14} (? masculine Mal 2:6 Kö^{ii. 2, 453, § 345 d} Ezek 28:15 [עולתה; but ׳ע only here Ezekiel, error for עול] questioned by SS, see Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 117}) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong; — ׳ע Ps 37:1 + 24 t., + 1. עוֺלָה Isa 61:8 (read probably עַוְלָה); עַוְלָ֫תָה Ps 125:3; Ps 92:16 (Qr) + 2 t.; עֹלָ֫תָה vPs 125:16 (Kt) Job 5:16 plural עוֺלוֺת Ps 58:3; Ps 64:7 —

1. violent deeds of injustice, בְּנֵי עַוְלָה 2Sam 3:34; 2Sam 7:10 = 1Chr 17:9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Ps 89:23, compare בְּנֵי עַלְוָה Hos 10:9 (read עַוְלָה Now); ׳אישׁ מרמה וע Ps 43:1 ׳בע Isa 61:8 || דַּם Mic 3:10; Hab 2:11 ׳עשׂה ע Ps 37:1; Zeph 3:5; Zeph 3:13 ׳פעל ע Ps 58:3; Ps 119:3; Job 36:23 שׁלח ידים ׳בע Ps 125:3.

2. injustice of speech: ׳דבּר ע Job 13:7; Job 27:4 תהגה ׳לשׁונכם ע Isa 59:3 ׳בלשׁוני ע Job 6:30 לא נמצא בשׂפה ׳ע Mal 2:6 קפצה פיה ׳ע Ps 107:42; Job 5:16.

3. injustice, in general, Ps 64:7; Job 6:29; Job 11:14; Job 15:16; Job 22:23; Job 24:20, + Job 36:33 (for ᵑ0 עוֺלֶה according to ᵐ5 Di Bu Du and others, Prov 22:8; Hos 10:13 of God, בוֺ ׳לא ע Ps 92:16 ׳ע ׳אֵין עִם י 2Chr 19:7.

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I. עַלְוָה transposed from עַוְלָה (q. v.) Hos 10:9.

iniquity, wickedness, unrighteousness, unjust, unjustly, …

ʿewel

(moral) evil

injustice, unrighteousness, wrong

violent deeds of injustice

יקצור

Root word reap, reapers, shortened, shorter, straitened, …

Dictionary form: קָצַר · kaw-TSAHR

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

the reapers ×6 reap ×5 and when ye reap ×2 shall reap ×2 shortened ×2 ye and reap ×2 and reapeth ×1 and they shall reap ×1

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harvest — Broad, natural English for gathering crops.

reap — Direct agricultural sense; modernizes KJV's varied forms.

cut down — Concrete image of severing stalks at harvest.

shorten — Use for abstract sense: shortened days, life, or patience.

be impatient — Idiomatic for emotional/psychological sense of being vexed or worn thin.

be discouraged — Fits contexts of spirit being 'cut short'; emotional distress.

BDB7544 H7114

[קָצֵר], I. קָצַר (Ges^{«GKC:44c»§ 44c} Sta^{§ 384, 2}) verb be short (Late Hebrew קָצֵר short, קִצֵּר shorten; Arabic shorten, be short, with come short of; Jewish-Aramaic קְצַר be short); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular קָצַר Isa 28:20; Mic 2:7 (SS קְצַר from adjective קָצֵר); 3 feminine singular קָֽצְרָה Isa 50:2; Isa 59:1 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּקְצַר Job 21:4 +, 3 feminine plural תִּקְצֹרְנָה Prov 10:27 Infinitive absolute קָצוֺר Isa 50:2 Passive participle feminine plural קְצֻרוֺת Ezek 42:5 — be short, of bed Isa 28:20 (figurative), of לְשָׁכוֺת Ezek 42:5 especially (figurative) of ׳יַד י, i.e. be ineffective, powerless Num 11:23 (JE), with מִן compare Isa 50:2 (+ infinitive absolute), Isa 59:1 with בֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ, = be impatient (opposed to [אָרַח] Hiph`il 1 (c)): נֶפֶשׁ הָעָם ׳וִתִּק Num 21:4b (JE), of utter discouragement, compare (of רוּחַ) Job 21:4 נַפְשׁוֺ ׳וַתִּק Judg 16:16 i.e. he was worn out (by importunity), so of prophets (representing ׳י) Zech 11:8 (ב person) reach limit of patience with, endurance of; of ׳י Judg 10:16 (ב of thing); ׳רוּחַ י ׳ק Mic 2:7 (see above); ׳ק of time Prov 10:27 (years of wicked). Pi`el shorten Perfect 3 masculine singular קִצַּר יָמַי Ps 102:24. Hiph`il id., Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי וגו Ps 89:46.

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II. [קָצַר] verb reap, harvest (Late Hebrew id., also קָצִיר harvest; compare Assyrian ‡aƒâru join together, collect; see Dl^{Pr 166 f.} Zehnpf^{BAS i. 503} (not Syriac bind, Ethiopic : [] constringere, see Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 735})); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural קָצָ֑רוּ Jer 12:13, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִקְצוֺר Isa 17:5; Eccl 11:4 + Prov 22:8 Kt (Qr יִקְצָרֿ); 3 masculine plural יִקְצֹרוּן Ruth 2:9, etc.; Imperative masculine plural קִצְרוּ Hos 10:12 +; Infinitive construct לִקְצֹר 1Sam 8:12 +; suffix קֻצְרֶ֑ךָ Lev 23:22, קֻצְרְכֶם Lev 19:9; Lev 23:22 Participle קוֺצֵר Jer 9:21 +, etc.: — reap, with accusative of crop: accusative of congnate meaning with verb קָצִיר 1Sam 6:13; 1Sam 8:12 (+ חָרִשׁ), Lev 19:9; Lev 23:10; Lev 23:22 (all H) Deut 24:19 accusative of grain Isa 17:5 (figurative; || אָסַף), Job 24:6 (Qr; Kt see Hiph`il), compare Lev 25:5 (H), vLev 25:11 (P; + זָרַע), so (object omitted) 2Kgs 19:29 = Isa 37:30; Mic 6:15 (opposed to זָרַע), Lev 19:9 b Lev 23:22 b Ruth 2:9; Eccl 11:4 (+ זָרַע); object קֹצִים Jer 12:13 (opposed to זָרַע); Participle = reaper Amos 9:13 ( + חוֺרֵשׁ), Jer 9:21 (simile), Ps 129:7 (|| מְעַמֵּר), + Isa 17:5 (for קָצִיד, so Buhl^{Lex 13} Marti); plural 2Kgs 4:18; Ruth 2:3; Ruth 2:4; Ruth 2:5; Ruth 2:6; Ruth 2:7; Ruth 2:14 figurative of reaping fruits of righteousness Hos 10:12 (+ זָרַע), of evil Hos 8:7 (both + זָרַע), Hos 10:13 ( + חָרָשׁ), Job 4:8 (+ חָרַשׁ, זָרַע, Prov 22:8; Ps 126:5 they that sow (זָרַע) in tears shall reap in joy. Hiph`il Imperfect יקצירו Job 24:6 Kt (< Qr יִקְצ֑וֺרוּ, see above).

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I. קָצִיר noun masculine^{Jer 8:20} harvesting, harvest (compare Lag^{BN 173}); — absolute ׳ק Gen 45:6 +, construct קְצִיר Judg 15:1 +; suffix קְצִירְךָ Lev 19:9 +, etc.; — harvest:

1. process of harvesting, Gen 45:6 (E; + חָרִישׁ), Ruth 2:21.

2. what is reaped, harvested, crop, specifically of grain: Gen 8:22 (+זֶרַע; J), Isa 17:11 (figurative; compare נוד; || זֶרַע), יְאֹר ׳ק Isa 23:3 (|| id.) i.e. exported grain of Egypt; חִטִּים ׳קְ Exod 34:22 (JE), insert also 2Sam 24:15 (ᵐ5 Th We Dr and others), ׳לֶקֶט ק Lev 19:9 b Lev 23:22 b; ׳ק as eaten Jer 5:17; Job 5:5 (but read here קָֽצְרוּ ᵐ5 Me Bu and others, compare Bev^{Jphil. xxvi. 304}); as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with קָצַר 1Sam 8:12; Deut 24:19; Lev 19:9a; Lev 23:10 (twice in verse); Lev 23:22 a ׳סְפִיחַ ק Lev 25:5 (all H), חִטִּים ׳קְ 1Sam 6:13 of ripe grain Isa 1:11 (שָׂדֶה ׳קְ), Isa 4:13 (׳בָּשַׁל ק); figurative of punishment Hos 6:11 of vintage Isa 16:9 (|| קַיִץ; read probably בָּצִיר as || Jer 48:32, Buhl^{Lex 13}).

3. time of harvest, Exod 34:21 (+ חָרִישׁ; J E), 2Sam 21:10 (2Sam 23:13 read הַצּוּר as || 1Chr 11:15, so ᵐ5^L for Lucian Th We and most), Isa 9:2 (simile), Isa 18:5 (figurative), Jer 5:24, || קַיִץ Jer 8:20; Prov 6:8; Prov 10:5; Prov 26:1 (simile); opposed to חרֶף Prov 20:4 ׳יְמֵי ק Josh 3:21 (JE), 2Sam 21:9 a ׳יוֺם ק Prov 25:13 (simile), ׳עֵח(הַֿ) ק Jer 50:16; Jer 51:33 (figurative); of wheatharvest, חִטִּים ׳יְמֵי קְ Gen 30:14 (J), Judg 15:1, without יְמֵי Ruth 2:23 b, הַיּוֺם ׳חֿ׳הֲלוֺא קְ 1Sam 12:17 barley harvest, (הַ)שְׂצֹרִים ׳קְ 2Sam 21:9b Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:23a; Isa 18:4 חֹם קָצִיר Isa 18:4 ׳חַג הַקּ Exod 23:16 (E). On harvest in Palestine see Vogelst^{Landwirthsch. 57 ff.} Hayman^{Smith DB AGRICULTURE}. — Isa 17:5 read קֹצֵר, see קָצִר.

reap, reapers, shortened, shorter, straitened, …

qāṣar

to dock off, i.e., curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)

to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved

(Qal) to be short

(Qal) to reap, harvest

יִקְצָר

Root word reap, reapers, shortened, shorter, straitened, …

Dictionary form: קָצַר · kaw-TSAHR

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: shall reap

the reapers ×6 reap ×5 and when ye reap ×2 shall reap ×2 shortened ×2 ye and reap ×2 and reapeth ×1 and they shall reap ×1

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harvest — Broad, natural English for gathering crops.

reap — Direct agricultural sense; modernizes KJV's varied forms.

cut down — Concrete image of severing stalks at harvest.

shorten — Use for abstract sense: shortened days, life, or patience.

be impatient — Idiomatic for emotional/psychological sense of being vexed or worn thin.

be discouraged — Fits contexts of spirit being 'cut short'; emotional distress.

BDB7544 H7114

[קָצֵר], I. קָצַר (Ges^{«GKC:44c»§ 44c} Sta^{§ 384, 2}) verb be short (Late Hebrew קָצֵר short, קִצֵּר shorten; Arabic shorten, be short, with come short of; Jewish-Aramaic קְצַר be short); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular קָצַר Isa 28:20; Mic 2:7 (SS קְצַר from adjective קָצֵר); 3 feminine singular קָֽצְרָה Isa 50:2; Isa 59:1 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּקְצַר Job 21:4 +, 3 feminine plural תִּקְצֹרְנָה Prov 10:27 Infinitive absolute קָצוֺר Isa 50:2 Passive participle feminine plural קְצֻרוֺת Ezek 42:5 — be short, of bed Isa 28:20 (figurative), of לְשָׁכוֺת Ezek 42:5 especially (figurative) of ׳יַד י, i.e. be ineffective, powerless Num 11:23 (JE), with מִן compare Isa 50:2 (+ infinitive absolute), Isa 59:1 with בֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ, = be impatient (opposed to [אָרַח] Hiph`il 1 (c)): נֶפֶשׁ הָעָם ׳וִתִּק Num 21:4b (JE), of utter discouragement, compare (of רוּחַ) Job 21:4 נַפְשׁוֺ ׳וַתִּק Judg 16:16 i.e. he was worn out (by importunity), so of prophets (representing ׳י) Zech 11:8 (ב person) reach limit of patience with, endurance of; of ׳י Judg 10:16 (ב of thing); ׳רוּחַ י ׳ק Mic 2:7 (see above); ׳ק of time Prov 10:27 (years of wicked). Pi`el shorten Perfect 3 masculine singular קִצַּר יָמַי Ps 102:24. Hiph`il id., Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי וגו Ps 89:46.

BDB7547 H7114 H7105

II. [קָצַר] verb reap, harvest (Late Hebrew id., also קָצִיר harvest; compare Assyrian ‡aƒâru join together, collect; see Dl^{Pr 166 f.} Zehnpf^{BAS i. 503} (not Syriac bind, Ethiopic : [] constringere, see Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 735})); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural קָצָ֑רוּ Jer 12:13, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִקְצוֺר Isa 17:5; Eccl 11:4 + Prov 22:8 Kt (Qr יִקְצָרֿ); 3 masculine plural יִקְצֹרוּן Ruth 2:9, etc.; Imperative masculine plural קִצְרוּ Hos 10:12 +; Infinitive construct לִקְצֹר 1Sam 8:12 +; suffix קֻצְרֶ֑ךָ Lev 23:22, קֻצְרְכֶם Lev 19:9; Lev 23:22 Participle קוֺצֵר Jer 9:21 +, etc.: — reap, with accusative of crop: accusative of congnate meaning with verb קָצִיר 1Sam 6:13; 1Sam 8:12 (+ חָרִשׁ), Lev 19:9; Lev 23:10; Lev 23:22 (all H) Deut 24:19 accusative of grain Isa 17:5 (figurative; || אָסַף), Job 24:6 (Qr; Kt see Hiph`il), compare Lev 25:5 (H), vLev 25:11 (P; + זָרַע), so (object omitted) 2Kgs 19:29 = Isa 37:30; Mic 6:15 (opposed to זָרַע), Lev 19:9 b Lev 23:22 b Ruth 2:9; Eccl 11:4 (+ זָרַע); object קֹצִים Jer 12:13 (opposed to זָרַע); Participle = reaper Amos 9:13 ( + חוֺרֵשׁ), Jer 9:21 (simile), Ps 129:7 (|| מְעַמֵּר), + Isa 17:5 (for קָצִיד, so Buhl^{Lex 13} Marti); plural 2Kgs 4:18; Ruth 2:3; Ruth 2:4; Ruth 2:5; Ruth 2:6; Ruth 2:7; Ruth 2:14 figurative of reaping fruits of righteousness Hos 10:12 (+ זָרַע), of evil Hos 8:7 (both + זָרַע), Hos 10:13 ( + חָרָשׁ), Job 4:8 (+ חָרַשׁ, זָרַע, Prov 22:8; Ps 126:5 they that sow (זָרַע) in tears shall reap in joy. Hiph`il Imperfect יקצירו Job 24:6 Kt (< Qr יִקְצ֑וֺרוּ, see above).

BDB7548 H7105 H7114

I. קָצִיר noun masculine^{Jer 8:20} harvesting, harvest (compare Lag^{BN 173}); — absolute ׳ק Gen 45:6 +, construct קְצִיר Judg 15:1 +; suffix קְצִירְךָ Lev 19:9 +, etc.; — harvest:

1. process of harvesting, Gen 45:6 (E; + חָרִישׁ), Ruth 2:21.

2. what is reaped, harvested, crop, specifically of grain: Gen 8:22 (+זֶרַע; J), Isa 17:11 (figurative; compare נוד; || זֶרַע), יְאֹר ׳ק Isa 23:3 (|| id.) i.e. exported grain of Egypt; חִטִּים ׳קְ Exod 34:22 (JE), insert also 2Sam 24:15 (ᵐ5 Th We Dr and others), ׳לֶקֶט ק Lev 19:9 b Lev 23:22 b; ׳ק as eaten Jer 5:17; Job 5:5 (but read here קָֽצְרוּ ᵐ5 Me Bu and others, compare Bev^{Jphil. xxvi. 304}); as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with קָצַר 1Sam 8:12; Deut 24:19; Lev 19:9a; Lev 23:10 (twice in verse); Lev 23:22 a ׳סְפִיחַ ק Lev 25:5 (all H), חִטִּים ׳קְ 1Sam 6:13 of ripe grain Isa 1:11 (שָׂדֶה ׳קְ), Isa 4:13 (׳בָּשַׁל ק); figurative of punishment Hos 6:11 of vintage Isa 16:9 (|| קַיִץ; read probably בָּצִיר as || Jer 48:32, Buhl^{Lex 13}).

3. time of harvest, Exod 34:21 (+ חָרִישׁ; J E), 2Sam 21:10 (2Sam 23:13 read הַצּוּר as || 1Chr 11:15, so ᵐ5^L for Lucian Th We and most), Isa 9:2 (simile), Isa 18:5 (figurative), Jer 5:24, || קַיִץ Jer 8:20; Prov 6:8; Prov 10:5; Prov 26:1 (simile); opposed to חרֶף Prov 20:4 ׳יְמֵי ק Josh 3:21 (JE), 2Sam 21:9 a ׳יוֺם ק Prov 25:13 (simile), ׳עֵח(הַֿ) ק Jer 50:16; Jer 51:33 (figurative); of wheatharvest, חִטִּים ׳יְמֵי קְ Gen 30:14 (J), Judg 15:1, without יְמֵי Ruth 2:23 b, הַיּוֺם ׳חֿ׳הֲלוֺא קְ 1Sam 12:17 barley harvest, (הַ)שְׂצֹרִים ׳קְ 2Sam 21:9b Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:23a; Isa 18:4 חֹם קָצִיר Isa 18:4 ׳חַג הַקּ Exod 23:16 (E). On harvest in Palestine see Vogelst^{Landwirthsch. 57 ff.} Hayman^{Smith DB AGRICULTURE}. — Isa 17:5 read קֹצֵר, see קָצִר.

reap, reapers, shortened, shorter, straitened, …

qāṣar

to dock off, i.e., curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)

to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved

(Qal) to be short

(Qal) to reap, harvest

אָ֑וֶן

Root word iniquity, vanity, wicked, mischief, affliction, …

Dictionary form: אָוֶן · aw-WEN

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: vanity

of iniquity ×21 iniquity ×16 vanity ×5 wicked ×4 affliction ×3 mischief ×2 wickedness ×2 a wicked ×1

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evil — Broad, default choice; fits most moral contexts.

wickedness — Stronger moral weight; good for prophetic condemnation.

wrongdoing — Neutral, modern; suits legal or ethical contexts.

trouble — Captures the harm or affliction sense of the word.

idolatry — Specialized; use when context is clearly cultic or idolatrous.

emptiness — Reflects the vanity/futility nuance; suits wisdom literature.

BDB223 H205 H206 H204

אָ֫וֶן₈₅ noun masculine^{Job 5:6} trouble, sorrow, wickedness — absolute Num 23:21 +; suffix אוֺנִי Gen 35:18 etc.; plural אוֺנִים Hos 9:4 —

1. trouble, sorrow בֶּןאֿוֺנִי son of my trouble or sorrow Gen 35:18 (E); לֹא הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב Num 23:21 (song of Balaam), he doth not behold trouble in Jacob (|| he doth not see misery — עָמָל — in Isr); often || עָמָל Ps 7:15 (הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּלאָֿוֶן lo he travaileth with trouble || וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר, yea he hath conceived misery & brought forth a lie), probably thence Job 15:35 (הָרהֹ עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן) = Isa 59:4 compare עָמָל וָאָוֶן Ps 10:7; Ps 55:11; Ps 90:10; Job 4:8; Job 5:6; Isa 10:1 (see עָמָל); also זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָראָֿוֶן Prov 22:8 the sower of iniquity shall reap trouble; in this sense elsewhere only Deut 26:14; Prov 12:21; Jer 4:15; Hab 3:7; Amos 5:5, plural intensive לֶחֶם אוֺנִים bread of trouble, sorrow, or mourning Hos 9:4.

2. idolatry Hos 12:12; Isa 41:29 אָוֶן וּתְרָפִים הַפְצַ֑ר stubbornness is idolatry & (the use of) teraphim 1Sam 15:23 (poetry source); אָוֶן בֵּית Hos 4:15 (for בֵּית אֵלbecause Bethel, house of God, is given over to idolatry) so also Hos 5:8; Hos 10:5 compare ׳בָּמוֺת א Hos 10:8 ׳בִּקְעַת א Amos 1:5 (Baalbek); ׳בַּחוּרֵי א read אוֺן, אֹן = On, Heliopolis Ezek 30:17 — abstract for concrete = idols Isa 66:3.

3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness, מְתֵי אָוֶן Job 22:15 ׳אַנְשֵׁי א Job 34:36 = men of trouble, troublers, wicked men; compare ׳אִישׁ א Prov 6:12; פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן workers of trouble, evil-doers, workers of iniquity Job 31:3; Job 34:8; Job 34:22; Ps 5:6 + (16 t. chiefly late Psalms) Prov 10:29; Prov 21:15; Isa 31:2; Hos 6:8 מַחְשְׁבוֺת אָוֶן thoughts of trouble, wicked imaginations Prov 6:18; Isa 59:7; Jer 4:14 often of words & thoughts Job 11:11 + (5 t.) Ps 36:5 + (9 t.) Prov 17:4; Prov 19:28; Prov 30:20; Isa 29:20; Isa 32:6; Isa 58:9; Isa 59:6; Ezek 11:2; Mic 2:1; Hab 1:3; Zech 10:2 לֹא אוּכַל אָוֶן וַעֲצָרָה Isa 1:13 I cannot bear iniquity with the solemn meeting (RV & most modern; AV it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting).

BDB572 H205

אֹן sorrow, see אָוֶן.

iniquity, vanity, wicked, mischief, affliction, …

ʾāwen

strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

trouble, wickedness, sorrow

trouble, sorrow

וְ שֵׁ֖בֶט

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שֵׁ֖בֶט

Root word tribes, tribe, rod, sceptre, staff, …

Dictionary form: שֵׁבֶט · shay-BET

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and the rod

the tribes ×28 tribe ×26 the tribe ×19 of the tribes ×13 the rod ×10 tribes ×9 the sceptre ×4 with a rod ×4

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tribe — Most common sense; a people-group or clan division.

rod — Physical stick for discipline or measurement; modernizes KJV.

scepter — Royal symbol of authority; preferred in throne-room contexts.

staff — Functional walking or shepherd's stick; pastoral settings.

clan — Informal alternative to 'tribe'; emphasizes kinship over territory.

lash — Vivid choice when punishment or striking is the focus.

BDB8410 H7626

שֵׁ֫בֶט₁₈₉ noun masculine^{Num 24:17} (feminine^{Ezek 21:15; Ezek 21:18} but corrupt):

1. rod, staff, club, sceptre.

2. tribe; — ׳שׁ absolute Gen 49:10+, construct 1Sam 10:20 +; שָׁ֑טֶ Deut 1:23 +; sf שִׁבְטוֺ Judg 21:24+, etc.; plural שְׁבָטִים 1Kgs 11:31 +, construct שִׁבְטֵי Gen 49:16 +, sf שְׁבָטֶיךָ Deut 12:14 +, etc.; —

1.a. rod, staff (evidently common article), for smiting (especially׳הִכָּה בַשּׁ) Exod 21:20 (E), Mic 4:14; Isa 10:15 (in simile; || מַטֶּה), Prov 10:13 +; מוּסָר ׳שׁ compare Prov 29:15 for beating (חָבַט) cummin Isa 28:27 (|| מַטֶּה); as (inferior) weapon (opposed to חֲנִית) 2Sam 23:21= 1Chr 11:3 (compareמַקֵּל 1Sam 17:40; 1Sam 17:43); figurative of ׳י's chastisement: national Isa 10:24; Isa 30:31 (both || מַטֶּה), Isa 14:29, אַפִּי ׳שׁ Isa 10:5 עֶבְרָתוֺ ׳שׁ Lam 3:1 individual Job 9:34; Job 21:9 (אֱלוֺהַּ ׳שׁ), Job 37:13, 2Sam 7:14 (אֲנָשִׁים ׳שׁ, i.e. not in-human), Ps 89:33 (both || נְגָעִים).
b. shaft, i.e. spear, dart, 2Sam 18:14, but < read שְׁלָחִים ᵐ5 βέλη Th We Kit HPS Bu.
c. shepherd's implement, club, Ps 23:4 (|| מִשְׁעֶנֶת), ׳רְעֵה בְשׁ Mic 7:14 (both figurative of ׳י); used in mustering or counting sheep Ezek 20:37 (figurative), Lev 27:32 (compare Jer 33:13), see Mackie^{Hast. DB RoD}
d. truncheon, sceptre, mark of authority, סֹפֵר ׳שׁ Judg 5:14, משְׁלִים ׳שׁ Isa 14:5 (|| מַטֶּה), Gen 49:10 (poem in J; (|| מְהֹקֵק), Zech 10:11 (Ps 45:7 (twice in verse); Ezek 19:11; Ezek 19:14 (made from a branch, מַטֶּה); a ruler is ׳תּוֺמֵךְ שׁ Amos 1:5; Amos 1:8 as symbol of conquest Num 24:17 (JE); בַּרְזֶל ׳שׁ Ps 2:9 (of Messianic king);הָרֶשַׁע ׳שׁ Ps 125:3 עֶבְרָתוֺ ׳שׁ Prov 22:8 (si vera lectio, compare Frankenb. Toy). — see מַטֶּה, מַקֵּל, מִשְׁעֶנֶת.

2. 145:tribe (synonymמַטֶּה, q. v. 3, p. 641:b), especially
a. of (12) tribes of Israel, Gen 49:16; Gen 49:28 (poem in J), Deut 33:5 (poem), Exod 24:4 (E), + often [J E 13 t., D 28 t. (מַטֶּה J E D), P 9 t. (compare Gray^{Num 4:18}; ׳מ 150 t. + in P); Judg 15 t. (never ׳מ), Samuel 14 t. (never ׳מ), Kings 13 t,. (׳מ 2 t.), Chronicles 15 t. (׳מ 23 t.), Psalms, 7 t. (never ׳מ), prophets 16 t. (׳מ Hab 3:9, very dubious)]; Judg 20:12; 1Sam 9:21 read שֵׁבֶט (or שִׁבְטִי Ges^{«GKC:90»§ 90} I, We Sta^{§ 343 e} Dr, for שִׁבְטֵי), Vrss (GFM^Ju); שִׁבְטֵייָֿהּ Ps 122:4 שִׁבְטֵי נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ Isa 63:17.
b. singular of people (of Judah, late) Ps 74:2, but Jer 10:16 = Jer 51:19 strike out ׳נ ׳שׁ Gf Gie Du.
c. of subdivision of tribe, ׳מִשְׁפְּחוֺת וגו ׳שׁ Num 4:18 (P). — 2Sam 7:7 read שֹׁפְטֵי (compare v2Sam 7:11, || 1Chr 17:6, Ew Th We Dr HPS Bu and others)

BDB9928 H7625 H7626

[שְׁבַט] noun masculine tribe (Biblical Hebrew שֵׁבֶט, √ שׁבט); — plural construct שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 6:17.

tribes, tribe, rod, sceptre, staff, …

šēbeṭ

a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan

rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe

rod, staff

עֶבְרָת ֣וֹ

עֶבְרָת

Root word wrath, rage, anger

֣וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: עֶבְרָה · eb-RAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of his anger

of my wrath ×5 of wrath ×3 wrath ×3 his wrath ×2 of his wrath ×2 and his wrath ×1 and their wrath ×1 because of the rage ×1

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wrath — Modernized KJV core rendering; widely understood in formal contexts.

rage — Captures the fierce, explosive intensity of the emotion.

fury — Emphasizes overwhelming, uncontrolled force; strong rhetorical weight.

anger — Milder and more accessible; suits less intense or narrative contexts.

indignation — Highlights righteous, morally-grounded anger; good for divine contexts.

outrage — Conveys erupting, visceral reaction; vivid in poetic or prophetic passages.

BDB5771 H5678

עֶבְרָה noun feminine overflow, arrogance, fury; — absolute ׳ע Isa 13:9 +; construct עֶבְרַת Zeph 1:18 +; suffix עֶבְרָתִי Isa 10:6 +, etc.; plural עֲבָרוֺת Job 21:30 construct עַבְרוֺת Ps 7:7; Job 40:11 —

1. overflow, excess, outburst, זָדוֺן ׳ע Prov 21:24 excess of insolence; עַבְרוֺת אַפֶּ֑ךָ Job 40:11 outbursts of thine anger.

2. arrogance, of Moab Isa 16:6 ( + גַּאֲוָה), גַּא׃ן hence Jer 48:20 (+ id. vJer 48:29).

3. overflowing rage, fury:
a. of men, Gen 49:7 (poem in J), Amos 1:11 (both || אַף), Isa 14:6; Prov 14:35, שֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֺ Prov 22:8 (i. e. rod wielded by him in fury, see also Lam 3:1 below), עַבְרוֺת צוֺרְרָ֑י Ps 7:7 the outbursts of fury of my foes
b. of ׳י Hos 5:10; Hos 13:11 (|| אַף), Hab 3:8 (|| id.), Isa 9:18; Lam 2:2; Ps 90:9; Ps 90:11 + חֲרן אַף Isa 13:9, || id. vIsa 13:13; Ps 78:49 (+ זַעַם), Ps 85:4 אֵשׁ עֶבְרָתִי Ezek 21:36 (|| זַעַם), Ezek 22:31 (|| id.), vEzek 22:21; Ezek 38:19 שֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֺ Lam 3:1 (compare Prov 22:8 above); עַם עֶבְרָתִי Isa 10:6 (i.e. object of my rage), compare דּוֺר עֶבְרָתוֺ Jer 7:29 ׳יוֺם עֶבְרַת י Zeph 1:18 day of ׳י's fury (coming judgment), so Ezek 7:19 (strike out Co Berthol, after ᵐ5, as gloss from Zephaniah); so יוֺם עֶבְרָה Zeph 1:15; Prov 11:4 יוֺם עֲבָרוֺת Job 21:30 compare עֶבְרָה Prov 11:23.

wrath, rage, anger

ʿebrâ

an outburst of passion

outpouring, overflow, excess, fury, wrath, arrogance

overflow, excess, outburst

יִכְלֶֽה

Root word end, consumed, consume, finished, fail, …

Dictionary form: כָּלָה · kaw-LAW

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: shall fail

had made an end ×12 consumed ×6 shall fail ×6 finished ×5 faileth ×4 had done ×4 and consume ×3 and shall consume ×3

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finish — Best general term; completing a task or action.

consume — For destruction or exhaustion of a resource.

come to an end — Intransitive; for things expiring or running out.

destroy — When the subject is actively annihilating something.

exhaust — Suits contexts of depletion — strength, supplies, people.

cease — When the focus is on stopping rather than completing.

BDB4019 H3615 H3607

I. כָּלָה₂₀₆ verb be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; Phoenician כלה; Assyrian kalû, put and end to, and cease, vanish Dl^{HWB 329}; late Aramaic כְּלָא cease, perish (not ᵑ7); on root-meaning enclose compare כלא and Ba^{ZMG 1887, 605}) —

Qal. Perfect ׳כ 1Kgs 6:38 +; 3 feminine singular כָּֽלְתָה 1Sam 20:7 +; 1 singular כָּלִיתִי Ps 39:11 3 plural כָּלוּ Job 19:27 +; 2 masculine plural כְּלִיתֶם Mal 3:6 וּכְלִיתֶם consecutive Ezek 13:14 1 plural כָּלִינוּ Ps 90:7, etc.; Imperfect יִכְלֶה Prov 22:8 jussive יִ֫כֶל Job 33:21 (see Dr^{§ 171-173} Ges^{«GKC:109»§ 109}. 2 b Anm. Da^{Synt. § 51 R. 5; 64 R. 6}); 3 feminine singular תִּכְלָה 1Kgs 17:14 וַתֵּ֫כֶל Exod 39:32 + 2Sam 13:39 (see below); 3 masculine plural יִכְלוּ Isa 1:28 +, יִכְלָי֑וּן Isa 31:3, etc.; Infinitive construct כְּלוֺת Ruth 2:23 +, etc.; —

1. a. be complete, at an end, of a period of time Gen 41:53 (E; opposed to III. חלל Hiph`il begin vGen 41:54), Jer 8:20 (|| עבר); so of action or event, with emphasis on time Isa 10:25; Isa 24:13; Ruth 2:23; 2Chr 29:28 (opposed to הֵחֵל v2Chr 29:27), v2Chr 29:34; Dan 12:7 (|| קֵץ vDan 12:6 vDan 12:9); — see also 2 b below
b. be completed, finished, of a work: temple 1Kgs 6:38; 1Chr 28:20; 2Chr 8:16 (|| שָׁלֵם), tabernacle Exod 39:32 (P).
c. be accomplished, fulfilled, only of purposed wrath, or predicition of ׳י, Ezek 5:13 (|| כַּלּוֺתִי v^b, see Pi`el), Dan 11:36; 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1.
d. be ideally complete, be determined, always in bad sense, plotted, subject הָרָעָה: followed by מֵעִם of agent 1Sam 20:7, also v1Sam 20:9 (+לָבוֺא עַל), + v1Sam 20:33 (read כָּֽלְתָה, for ᵑ0 כָּלָה הִיא, ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu); הָרָעָה אֶלאֲֿדֹנֵינוּ וְעַלכָּֿלבֵּֿיתוֺ ׳כ 1Sam 25:17 followed by מֵאֵת of agent Esth 7:7 (+ אֵלָיו).

2. a. be spent, used up (properly come to an end), of water Gen 21:15 (E), meal 1Kgs 17:14; 1Kgs 17:16.
b. waste away, be exhausted, fail, literally of fading grass Isa 15:6 (|| יָבֵשׁ, לֹא היה), of vintage Isa 32:10 (opposed to בּוֺא), of vanishing cloud Job 7:9 (in simile, || הלך); figurative of fleeting days of life vJob 7:6 (|| קלל), compare Ps 102:4 and כָּלוּ בְיָגוֺן חַיַּי Ps 31:11; Jer 20:18 see also 1 a above; of flesh Job 33:21, compare of vital strength Ps 71:9, בָּשָׂר וּשְׁאֵר Prov 5:11, ׳כ שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי Ps 73:26, subject רוּחִי Ps 143:7 once of ׳י's compassion לֹאכָֿלוּ רַחֲמָיו Lam 3:32 (|| תמם, on text see VB); especially of eyes exhausted by weeping Lam 2:11, strained by looking (figurative) for relief or refreshment, pine, languish Lam 4:17; Ps 69:4; Job 11:20; Job 17:5; Jer 14:6 (of wild asses); followed by לְ Lam 4:17 and, in spiritual sense, Ps 119:82; Ps 119:123 similarly (followed by לְ) of נפשׁ exhausted by longing Ps 84:3 (|| נכסף), Ps 119:81, כָּלוּ כִלְֹיתַי בְּחֵקִי Job 19:27 so also 2Sam 13:29 where read וַתֵּכֶל רוּחַ הַמֶּלֶךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳וַתְּכַל דָּוִד הַמּ) and the spirit of the king pined to go forth unto Absalom, compare ᵐ5^L We Klo Dr Kit Bu.
c. come to an end, vanish = perish, be destroyed, by ׳י's judgment Isa 1:28 (|| שֶׁבֶר), Isa 16:4 (|| אָפֵס, תָּמַם), Isa 29:20 (|| אָפֵס, נִכְרַת), Isa 31:3 (|| כשׁל, נפל), וּבַחֶרֶב וּבָרָעָב יִכְלוּ Jer 16:4, compare Jer 44:27 (|| תָּמַם), Ezek 5:12 (|| מוּת, נָפַל), Ezek 13:14; Mal 3:6; Ps 37:20 (twice in verse); (|| אבד), Job 4:9 (|| id.), Ps 71:13 (|| בּוֺשׁ); hyperbole, of severe discipline Ps 39:11; Ps 90:7 (|| נבהל); of prosperity of a people Isa 21:16 שֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֺ יִכְלֶה Prov 22:8 the rod of his wrath perishes (> Ew and others is accomplished, of God's wrath). — Dan 12:7 read perhaps וְכִכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ עַם קֹדֶשׁ and when the power of the shatterer of the holy people should come to an end, so Bev after ᵐ5 (for difficult ᵑ0 וּכְכַלּוֺת נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ) .

Pi`el₁₄₀ Perfect כִּלָּה Gen 18:33 +, כִּלָּא Prov 16:30 Baer (van d. H כִּלָּה), suffix כִּלָּנוּ 2Sam 21:5, כִּלָּם Lam 2:22 3 feminine singular וְכִלְּתָה consecutive Hos 11:6, suffix וְכִ֫לַּתּוּ consecutive Zech 5:4 1 singular כִּלִּיתִי Num 25:11, כִּלֵּיתִי Isa 49:4, וְכִלֵּיתִ֫י Ezek 6:12 + 2 t.; suffix כִּלִּיתִים Ezek 22:31, וְכִלִּיתִיךָ consecutive Exod 33:5 3 plural כִּלּוּ Gen 24:19 +, etc.; Imperfect יְכַלֶּה Isa 10:18 וַיְכַל Gen 2:2 3 feminine singular וַתְּכַל Gen 24:19 + 2Sam 13:39 (but read וַתֵּכֶל We Dr and others, and see Qal 2 b); 1 singular אֲכַלֶּה Gen 24:25 + 4 t.; וָאֲכַל Ezek 43:8 suffix אֲכֶלְךָ Exod 33:3 (Kö^{i. 545}); 3 masculine plural יְכַלּוּ Job 36:11 + Job 21:13 Qr (Kt יבלי; see בלה above), +, etc.; Imperative כַּלֵּה Ps 59:14 (twice in verse) + Ps 74:11 (but text dubious, see below, 2); masculine plural כַּלּוּ Exod 5:13 Infinitive absolute כַּלֵּה 1Sam 3:12 + 5 t.; construct לְכַלֵּא Dan 9:24 (metaplastic form), כַּלּוֺת 1Sam 2:33 +, etc.; Participle מְכַלֵּה Jer 14:12; Job 9:22 feminine plural מְכַלּוֺת Lev 26:16 —

1.
a. complete, bring to an end, finish a thing, task, work, etc., with accusative of thing Exod 5:13; Exod 5:14 (+ infinitive; both J), 1Kgs 6:9; 1Kgs 6:14; 1Kgs 7:1; Ezek 42:15; Gen 2:2; Gen 16:16; Exod 40:33 (P), Ruth 2:21; 2Chr 31:1; 2Chr 7:11; Ezra 9:1, so לְכַלֵּא הַפֶּשַׁע Dan 9:24 to make an end of the transgression (compare VB Bev); Lev 23:22 (modified from Lev 19:9 q.see below); accusative omitted 2Chr 31:7 (opposed to הֵחֵל לְ), 2Chr 24:10; 2Chr 24:14; Neh 3:34.
b. complete a period of time יָמִים Ezek 4:6; Ezek 4:8 complete one's days, enjoy the full measure of human life Job 21:13; Job 36:11, or bring one's years to an end Ps 90:9, with added idea of transitoriness.
c. finish doing a thing, usually followed by ל infinitive Gen 18:33; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:19 (twice in verse); Gen 24:22 (all J), Gen 17:22; Exod 31:18; Num 4:15 (all P), Amos 7:2; 1Kgs 1:41; 2Chr 29:29; Ruth 3:3 + 31 t. including 2Sam 11:19, where object of infin. precedes it, see Dr, so Lev 19:9 (compare Lev 23:22 above); + 1Chr 27:24 (לְ infinitive omitted; opposed to הֵחֵל לְ), 2Chr 29:17 + Dan 12:7 (infinitive without לְ; but see Qal 2 c near the end); followed by מִן infinitive, 1Sam 10:13; 2Sam 6:18 = 1Chr 16:2; Exod 34:33; Lev 16:20; Josh 19:51 (all P), Ezek 43:23.
d. make an end, end, followed by בְּ make an end with, finish dealing with 2Chr 20:23; Ezra 10:17 absolute, opposed to הֵחֵל, בַּגָּדוֺל הֵחֵל וּבַקָּטֹן כִּלָּה Gen 44:12 (J) he began with the eldest and with the youngest he ended; so infinitive absolute adverb. הָחֵל וְכַלֵּה 1Sam 3:12 a beginning and an ending, i.e. doing it thoroughly (see Dr); also עַדכַּֿלֵּה = utterly 2Kgs 13:17; 2Kgs 13:19, to extremity Ezra 9:14 (of ׳י's anger), עַדלְֿכַלֵּה (late) = completely 2Chr 24:10 (until all had given), 2Chr 31:1 (until all were destroyed).
e. accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass, a thing Ruth 3:18 with accusative of ׳י's wrath (חֲמָתוֺ) Lam 4:11 so (חֲמָתִי, אַפִּי) + ב person Ezek 5:13; Ezek 6:12; Ezek 7:8; Ezek 13:15; Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:21. feminine accomplish in thought, determine (compare Qal 1 d) followed by רָעָה Prov 16:30 (|| חשׁב).

2. a. put an end to, cause to cease Num 17:25 (+ מֵעָלַי); וַיְכַלבַּֿהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם Ps 78:33 and he consumed (caused to vanish) as vanity their days.
b. cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend, חִצַּי אֲכַלֶּהבָּֿם Deut 32:23 my arrows will I exhaust against them; exhaust one's strength כֹּחַ Isa 49:4 (|| יָגַע); the eyes (by weeping; compare Qal 2 b) 1Sam 2:33; Job 31:16 of a disease, consume the eyes Lev 26:16 (H).
c. destroy, sometimes exterminate: (1) men subject, with accusative of person 2Sam 21:5; 2Sam 22:39 (|| מחץ), Deut 7:22; 2Chr 8:8; Jer 10:25 (|| אכל), Lam 2:22; Ps 119:87 especially in phrase עַד כַּלּוֺתָם 1Sam 15:18 (on text see Dr), 2Sam 22:38 (|| השׁמיד) = Ps 18:38, 1Kgs 22:11 = 2Chr 18:10 (2) God subject, with accusative of person Josh 24:20 (E), Isa 10:18 (Assyrian host, under figure of forest); Jer 5:3; Exod 32:10; Exod 33:3; Exod 33:5 (JE), Num 16:21; Num 17:10; Num 25:11 (all P), Lev 26:44 (H), Ezek 20:13; Ezek 22:31; Ezek 43:8; Job 9:22 עַד כַּלֹּתוֺ אֹתְךָ Deut 28:21, עַד כַּלּוֺתִי אוֺתָם Jer 9:15; Jer 49:37 absolute Ps 59:14 (twice in verse); so also (si vera lectio) Ps 74:11 (see VB; Bi Che בְּקֶרֶב חֵקְךָ תִּכְלָא and thy right hand (why) keepest thou in thy bosom); accusative + ב instrumental Jer 14:12 (by sword, famine, and pestilence); sometimes the instrument of ׳י's judgment becomes grammatical subject; subject הַחֶרֶב Hos 11:6 (object בַּדָּיו, of city; || אכל), subject עֵגֶל Isa 27:10 (object סְעִפֶֿיהָ; || רָעָה), subject flying roll Zech 5:4 (object house). Pu`al Perfect 3 plural כָּלּוּ Ps 72:20 be finished, ended; Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיְכֻלּוּ Gen 2:1 be completed (P).

end, consumed, consume, finished, fail, …

kālâ

to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)

to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent

(Qal)

to be complete, be at an end

to complete, bring to an end, finish

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Strong's Definition H2232

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Strong's Definition H5766

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Strong's Definition H7114

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Strong's Definition H7114

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Strong's Definition H205

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Strong's Definition H7626

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Strong's Definition H5678

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