Lexicon
קָצֶה
qa.tseh
H7097A
H:N-M Hebrew

end

92
Occurrences
17
Books
Hebrew
Language

qa.tseh marks a boundary, outer limit, or concluding point in places, objects, and periods.

The term most often marks the farthest limit or boundary of a land, heaven, city, or other location; it also marks the conclusion of a stated span of time and, in more concrete settings, the edge or tip of an object or structure.

Senses in use

  1. Outer boundary or farthest extent · dominant

    Construct-form occurrences locate something at, from, or toward a spatial limit. In Deuteronomy 28:64 the APB renders movement "from one end of the land to the other end of the land," while Isaiah 42:10 extends praise "from the end of the earth" and Joshua 15:2 begins a border "from the end of the Salt Sea."

  2. Conclusion of a stated period · common

    The construct noun accompanies measured periods whose completion introduces a subsequent event. In Genesis 8:3 the APB renders the waters as abating "at the end of 150 days"; Ezekiel 3:16 places the word of the LORD "at the end of seven days," and 1 Kings 9:10 marks the completion of twenty years of building.

  3. Physical edge or tip · occasional

    In concrete settings, the construct noun identifies an extremity of an object or a bounded site. In 1 Samuel 14:27 the APB renders Jonathan extending "the tip of the staff" into the honeycomb; Exodus 19:12 warns against touching the mountain's "edge," and Exodus 13:20 places the camp "on the edge of the wilderness."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the term with expressions such as "end," "edge," "border," and "tip," according to the clause's place, object, or period. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.

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