קָטַף

qa.taphto pluckHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb5 occurrences3 books5 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to strip off
Traditional renderings: crop off, cut down (up), pluck.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Deuteronomy 23:25וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ · you may pluck
    When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.
  2. Job 8:12יִקָּטֵ֑ף
    While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
  3. Job 30:4הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים · They plucked
    They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
  4. Ezekiel 17:4קָטָ֑ף · He plucked off
    He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
  5. Ezekiel 17:22אֶקְטֹ֔ף · I will pluck
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.