Qatsar קָצַר

Qatsar (Hebrew קָצַר, Strong's H7114) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to reap”. It occurs 49 times in 46 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H7114B: to reap

H7114A: be short

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Sowing and reaping

Verses

Every verse with Qatsar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Leviticus

• Leviticus 19:9
  And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
• Leviticus 23:10
  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
• Leviticus 23:22
  And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”
• Leviticus 25:5
  That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.You are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.
• Leviticus 25:11
  A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines.

Numbers

• Numbers 11:23
  And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
• Numbers 21:4
  And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 24:19
  When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Judges

• Judges 10:16
  And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
• Judges 16:16
  And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,

Ruth

• Ruth 2:3
  And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
• Ruth 2:4
  And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
• Ruth 2:5
  Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
• Ruth 2:6
  And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
• Ruth 2:7
  And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”
• Ruth 2:9
  Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”
• Ruth 2:14
  And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 6:13
  And they of Beth–shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.
• 1 Samuel 8:12
  And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 4:18
  And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters.
• 2 Kings 19:29
  And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Job

• Job 4:8
  Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
• Job 21:4
  As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?
• Job 24:6
  They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.

Psalms

• Psalm 89:45
  The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
• Psalm 102:23
  He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
• Psalm 126:5
  They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
• Psalm 129:7
  Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:27
  The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
• Proverbs 22:8
  He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 11:4
  He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 17:5
  And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
• Isaiah 28:20
  For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
• Isaiah 37:30
  And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Isaiah 50:2
  Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
• Isaiah 59:1
  Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 9:22
  Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.Declare that this is what the LORD says: “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.”
• Jeremiah 12:13
  They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 42:5
  Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.

Hosea

• Hosea 8:7
  For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
• Hosea 10:12
  Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
• Hosea 10:13
  Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,

Amos

• Amos 9:13
  Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.

Micah

• Micah 2:7
  O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
• Micah 6:15
  Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 11:8
  Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).