קָטַף

qâṭaph · /kaw-taf'/

Number

H6998

Language

Hebrew

Original word

קָטַף

Transliteration

qâṭaph

Pronunciation

kaw-taf'

KJV occurrences

5 verses

Definition

to strip off

KJV: crop off, cut down (up), pluck.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קָטַף across 5 verses.

off2×

down1×

pluck1×

up1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

5 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Deuteronomy1 verse

Deuteronomy 23:25

When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

Job2 verses

Job 8:12

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Job 30:4

Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

Ezekiel2 verses

Ezekiel 17:4

He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

Ezekiel 17:22

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:

Topics that use this word

Babylon Agriculture or Husbandry Church, the Forgetting God Godlessness Merchant Prophets Reaping Sickle Theft and Thieves

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H6998 (qâṭaph) mean?

to strip off

How many times does H6998 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H6998 (קָטַף) appears in 5 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “off.”

How is qâṭaph translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H6998 is rendered as “off” (2×), “down” (1×), “pluck” (1×), “up” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word קָטַף come from?

a primitive root;