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Lexicon :: Strong's H6973 - qûṣ

Aa
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 BoxGen 27:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:46 - Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more cruel they were to them, the more their number increased, till all the land was full of them. And the children of Israel were hated by the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23 - And do not keep the rules of the nations which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and for that reason my soul was turned against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:5 - And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:3 - And in Moab there was great fear of the people, because their numbers were so great: and the feeling of Moab was bitter against the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:25 - He was a trouble to Israel all through the days of Solomon. And this is the damage Hadad did: he was cruel to Israel while he was ruler over Edom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:6 - Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:16 - For before the child is old enough to make a decision between evil and good, the land whose two kings you are now fearing will have become waste.
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