Lexical Definition

‎קְצָת‎ qᵉtsâth (kets-awth') end ^H:N-F
from ‎קָצָה‎

end, part, [idiom] some.

• a termination (literally or figuratively)
• also (by implication) a portion
• adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after

1) end, part
1a) end
1a1) of corners, of earth
1b) from the end of
1c) at the end of

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: qe.tsat (‎ק‎ְ‎צ‎ָ‎ת‎ "end" קְצָת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: קְצָת
‎קְצָת‎ noun feminine end (Lag^{BN 10} Ges^{«GKC:95n»§ 95n}); — construct ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Neh 7:69* (Gi Baer, vNeh 7:70* van d. H.) +; suffix ‎קְצָתָם‎ Dan 1:5 plural absolute ‎קְצָוֺת‎ Exod 38:5; Ps 65:9* ( + perhaps ‎קצוותו‎ Exod 37:8; Exod 39:4 Kt. see ‎קָצָה‎; Kö^{ii. 1, 61} derives these plural forms from [‎קָ֑צוּ‎]); —

1. end, of corners of grating Exod 38:5 (|| ‎קְצוֺתָיו‎ Exod 27:4), compare Exod 37:8; Exod 39:4 above (all P); ends of earth Ps 65:9*.

2. ‎מִקְצָת‎ (some) from the end of, some of (‎מִן‎ 3 b) Neh 7:69* (so Late Hebrew), Dan 1:2.

3. ‎׳‎‎מִק‎ at the end of a certain time Dan 1:5; Dan 1:15; Dan 1:18.

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