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Proverbs 14:17

“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָצֵרqâtsêr · kaw-tsare'
H7116 · Hebrew
Definition
short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper)
Derivation
from H7114 (קָצַר);
KJV renderings
few, hasty, small, soon.
Grammar
  • קְֽצַר — adjective, masculine, singular, construct
Code HAamsc
Usage
Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Kings 19:26Job 14:1Proverbs 14:29Isaiah 37:27

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.