shortness
qo.tser denotes a constricted condition of spirit that is given as the reason Israel did not listen to Moses.
The sole attested use places the noun in a construct relationship with “spirit,” naming the condition given alongside harsh service as the reason Moses was not heard.
Senses in use
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Constricted condition of spirit · dominant
In Exodus 6:9, the singular construct noun is joined to “spirit” in the stated reason the sons of Israel did not listen to Moses; the APB renders the clause “because of shortness of spirit and because of the harsh service.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 6:9, the APB presents the phrase as “shortness of spirit” in the explanation for Israel’s failure to listen. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a separate lexical definition.