קָצַבqâtsab

cut off, shear (?)

Pronunciation: kaw-tsab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7094

Meanings

Qal: he cut off a stick; Passive participle, a flock of (2 Kings 6:6; Song of Solomon 4:2)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Kings 6:6 “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface.
  • Song of Solomon 4:2 Your teeth are as white as sheep, recently shorn and freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).