Strong's H6973 · Hebrew
קוּץ
qûwts · /koots/
Definition
to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious
KJV: abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary.
Root / derivation: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962 (קוּט)));
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קוּץ across 9 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Numbers2 verses
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
Numbers 22:3And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: vex: or, waken
Isaiah 7:16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6973 (qûwts) mean?
to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious
How many times does H6973 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6973 (קוּץ) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “abhorred.”
How is qûwts translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6973 is rendered as “abhorred” (2×), “weary” (2×), “abhorrest” (1×), “distressed” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word קוּץ come from?
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962 (קוּט)));