קָצֵרqâtsêr
short (2 Kings 19:26; Isaiah 37:27; Proverbs 14:7; Proverbs 14:29; Job 14:1)
Pronunciation: kaw-tsare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7116
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 19:26 That is why their people have so little power and are so frightened and confused. They are as weak as grass, as easily trampled as tender green shoots. They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, scorched before it can grow lush and tall.
- Job 14:1 “How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble!
- Proverbs 14:17 Short-tempered people do foolish things, and schemers are hated.
- Proverbs 14:29 People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.
- Isaiah 37:27 That is why their people have so little power and are so frightened and confused. They are as weak as grass, as easily trampled as tender green shoots. They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, scorched before it can grow lush and tall.
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).