Lexicon
קָצִיר
qa.tsir
H7105B
H:N-M Hebrew

foliage

5
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

qa.tsir denotes a plant's foliage, pictured as sprouting, receiving dew, withering, or being plucked.

The attested use concerns the visible growth of a plant: it sprouts with water in Job 14:9, receives dew in Job 29:19, withers in Isaiah 27:11 and Job 18:16, and is plucked after a wall is broken down in Psalm 80:12.

Senses in use

  1. Plant growth above the roots · dominant

    In Job 14:9 the absolute singular occurs where a plant sprouts at the aroma of water; the APB renders the result as making “foliage like a plantation.” Construct singular forms occur with withering above dried roots in Job 18:16, with dew lodging on it in Job 29:19, and with withered growth broken by women in Isaiah 27:11. In Psalm 80:12, the plural construct stands in the clause about passersby plucking after the wall is broken down; the APB renders the object simply as “it,” so its specific contribution is less explicit there.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “foliage” in Isaiah 27:11, Job 14:9, Job 18:16, and Job 29:19. In Psalm 80:12 it uses “it” for the plucked object; That wording does not isolate the term precisely.

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