to cut off
guz denotes an act of cutting short or removing, with one occurrence in a quail episode.
The clearer attested use describes something being brought quickly to its end in Psalm 90:10. Its other occurrence is a sequential action in the quail episode of Numbers 11:31, where the translation presents a spirit bringing quail from the sea, though it does not isolate the verb's contribution.
Senses in use
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Cutting life short · common
In Psalm 90:10, the Qal perfect occurs in the statement that human years are marked by trouble and sorrow; the APB renders the concluding clause, "for it is quickly cut off and we fly away."
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Action in the quail episode · common
In Numbers 11:31, the Qal sequential imperfect occurs in the account of a spirit, quail from the sea, and the camp. The APB renders the verse as a spirit that "brought quail from the sea and left them upon the camp," and does not identify the verb's precise English counterpart.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "quickly cut off" in Psalm 90:10. In Numbers 11:31 it describes the spirit bringing and leaving quail, without making the lemma's individual rendering clear.