qa.tser describes being too limited in extent or capacity, becoming strained in spirit or soul, and having days reduced.

The verb most often marks something as insufficient in extent or capacity, as with a bed, a hand, chambers, or the spirit of the LORD. It also describes a soul or spirit becoming short amid trouble or pressure, and it can concern days or years being reduced.

1. Too limited in extent or capacity · dominant

   In Isaiah 28:20 the Qal perfect occurs in the clause about a bed being “too short for stretching out.” In Numbers 11:23 and Isaiah 59:1, Qal forms question or deny that the LORD's hand is too limited; Ezekiel 42:5 applies the passive participle to upper chambers that the APB renders “shortened.”

   Isaiah 28:20Numbers 11:23Isaiah 59:1Ezekiel 42:5Isaiah 50:2Micah 2:7
2. A soul or spirit becoming short under strain · common

   In Judges 16:16, repeated pressure brings the clause that the APB renders, “his soul was short to the point of death.” Judges 10:16, Numbers 21:4, Job 21:4, and Zechariah 11:8 similarly place Qal imperfect forms with a soul or spirit in trouble, on a journey, or amid conflict.

   Judges 16:16Judges 10:16Numbers 21:4Job 21:4Zechariah 11:8
3. Days or years reduced · occasional

   Proverbs 10:27 contrasts added days with years that the APB renders “cut short.” Psalm 102:24 places a Piel perfect in a plea not to be taken away in the midst of days; Psalm 89:46 has a Hiphil perfect, though the supplied translation does not make this term's specific contribution visible.

   Proverbs 10:27Psalm 102:24Psalm 89:46

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses “shortened,” “too short,” “grew short,” and “cut short” across these clauses. In Psalm 89:46, the supplied translation does not visibly represent the term, so its individual English rendering cannot be isolated there.