TBESH · H6998
קָטַף · qa.taph · to pluck
1) to pluck off or out, cut off 1a) (Qal) to pluck off 1b) (Niphal) to be plucked off
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qa.taph H6998
קָטַף (qa.taph) means “to pluck” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
קָטַף Hebrew · H6998 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses
Pronunciation guide: kaw-taf' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to strip off
KJV glosses: crop off, cut down (up), pluck.
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How translators render H6998
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he plucked off | 1 |
| i will pluck | 1 |
| they plucked | 1 |
| you may pluck | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he cropped off | 1 |
| i will crop off | 1 |
| not cut down | 1 |
| then thou mayest pluck | 1 |
| who cut up | 1 |
Verses containing H6998
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- Deuteronomy 23:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.
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- Job 8:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
Read word by word - Job 30:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 17:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 17:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
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