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Proverbs 26:6

“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָצָהqâtsâh · kaw-tsaw'
H7096 · Hebrew

Definition: to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape off
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cut off, cut short, scrape (off).
Grammar: מְקַצֶּ֣ה — verb Piel, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVprmsa
Usage: Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 14:41 Leviticus 14:43 2 Kings 10:32 Habakkuk 2:10

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָצָה here.

Verse 5 Verse 7

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.