קָצַע

Strong’s Definition

to strip off, i.e. (partially) scrape; by implication, to segregate (as an angle)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cause to scrape, corner.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to scrape, scrape off, cut off
• 2.(hiphil) to scrape
• 3.(hophal) to cut off places, make corners
• 4.to be cornered, be set in corners

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: qâtsaʻ; Pronunciation: kaw-tsah'