קָצַץ

Strong’s Definition

to chop off (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), [idiom] utmost.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to cut off
• 2.(qal) to cut off
• 3.(piel) to cut or hew off, cut in two, cut in pieces
• 4.(pual) to be cut or hewn off

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: qâtsats; Pronunciation: kaw-tsats'