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קְצִיעָה

𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤏𐤄

Qetsiah

H7103 noun

SILEX Entry

Root קצע to strip off, to scrape, to peel; (noun) cassia (an aromatic bark)

Definition

A personal name: Qetsiy‘ah—one of the daughters of Job. The name is derived from aromatic spice terminology and does not denote an occupation or common noun usage in Biblical Hebrew. Its primary lexical function in the Hebrew Bible is as a proper name.

Semantic Range

proper name (personal name for a woman), symbolic reference to fragrance or preciousness (by association with cassia)

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain, but related to קציעה (qetsi‘ah), appearing in post-biblical Hebrew as a name for cassia, an aromatic bark used as a spice and in incense. The personal name is likely metaphorical or symbolic, connoting fragrance or value, in keeping with naming practices using plant names.

Historical & Contextual Notes

קְצִיעָה appears only in Job 42:14 as the name of one of Job's daughters born after his restoration. The usage reflects a broader practice in ancient Near Eastern societies of naming individuals after plants or precious substances, often to convey associations of beauty, rarity, or value. The underlying spice (likely Cinnamomum cassia) was important in trade and ritual contexts. Later Jewish and Christian translations have sometimes rendered the name as Kezia or Keziah, and the KJV simply transliterates the name. The term does not refer to ethnic or geographic identity and should not be understood as such in biblical contexts. No evidence associates the name with religious or priestly roles. There is no record of common noun usage for this term in the Hebrew Bible.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as קְצִיעָה; Ketsiah, a daughter of Job; Kezia.

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Root Family

קצע (q-ṣ-ʿ) — to strip off, to scrape, to peel; cassia (aromatic bark)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4740 מַקְצוֹעַ in the cut-off corner of
H4741 מַקְצֻעָה with the scraping-tools
H4742 מְקֻצְעָה to cut-off corners of
H7102 קְצִיעָה cassia bark strips
H7106 קָצַע trimmed-off ones

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7103-01 קְצִיעָ֑ה qetsiah HNp Keziah Cassia 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7103-01 Job 42:14 קְצִיעָ֑ה qetsiah HNp Keziah Cassia
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