H7093 — קֵץ (qets)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H7093
Original: קֵץ
Transliteration: qets
Pronunciation: kates
Part of Speech: Masculine noun
Root: קָצַץ (qatsats) — to cut off (contracted form)
Occurrences: 71 in OT
First Occurrence: Gen 4:3 — "And in process of time (miqqets yamim) it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

An extremity; used adverbially (with prepositional prefix) to mean "after." From a root meaning to cut off — hence the point where something is cut short, the terminus or limit of a period or space.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
end (the end, an end, etc.)	52	73%
after (temporal preposition)	10	14%
border(s) / utmost border	3	4%
infinite (with negation)	1	1%
Other (process, and, at, shall)	5	7%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Daniel	16	4.5
Ezekiel	9	0.7
Job	6	0.6
Genesis	5	0.3
Jeremiah	5	0.4
Isaiah	4	0.3
Deuteronomy	3	0.3
2 Chronicles	3	0.4
2 Samuel	3	0.4
Ecclesiastes	3	1.4
1 Kings	2	0.2
Psalms	2	0.1
Lamentations	2	1.3
Habakkuk	1	1.8
Amos	1	0.7
Exodus	1	0.1
Judges	1	0.2
Numbers	1	0.1
Esther	1	0.6
2 Kings	1	0.1
Nehemiah	1	0.2

Daniel dominates with 4.5 per 100 verses — nearly all in the apocalyptic/eschatological phrase עֵת קֵץ (eth qets, "time of the end"). Concentrated in prophetic literature (Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Amos) and wisdom literature (Job, Ecclesiastes, Psalms).

Semantic Categories¶

1. Eschatological/Prophetic End — The Appointed Terminus¶

The dominant Danielic usage: a divinely fixed endpoint toward which history moves. - Dan 8:17 — "at the time of the end [qets] shall be the vision" - Dan 11:35 — "to the time of the end [qets]: because it is yet for a time appointed" - Dan 11:40 — "at the time of the end [qets] shall the king of the south push at him" - Dan 12:4 — "shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end [qets]" - Dan 12:9 — "the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end [qets]" - Hab 2:3 — "the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end [qets] it shall speak"

2. Judgment Terminus — End as God's Verdict¶

The end arriving as divine judgment upon a people or person. - Gen 6:13 — "The end [qets] of all flesh is come before me" - Eze 7:2 — "An end [qets], the end [qets] is come upon the four corners of the land" - Eze 7:3 — "Now is the end [qets] come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee" - Amos 8:2 — "The end [qets] is come upon my people of Israel" - Lam 4:18 — "our end [qets] is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end [qets] is come" - Dan 11:45 — "he shall come to his end [qets], and none shall help him"

3. Temporal Duration Marker — "At the End of [X Time]"¶

Used with miqqets (מִקֵּץ) to mark completion of a time period. - Gen 4:3 — "in process of time" (lit. "at the end of days") - Gen 8:6 — "at the end [qets] of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ark" - Gen 16:3 — "after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan" - 2 Sam 14:26 — "at every year's end [qets] that he polled it" - Dan 11:6 — "in the end [qets] of years they shall join themselves together"

4. Limitlessness (with Negation)¶

With אֵין (ein, "no") to express boundlessness. - Isa 9:7 — "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end [qets]" - Ecc 4:8 — "yet is there no end [qets] of all his labour" - Psa 119:96 — "I have seen an end [qets] of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad" - Job 22:5 — "Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite [ein qets]?"

5. Spatial Extremity / Border¶

Rare usage retaining the root sense of an outer limit. - 2 Ki 19:23 — "I will enter into the lodgings of his borders [qets]" - Isa 37:24 — "I will enter into the height of his border [qets]"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
בּוֹא (bo)	H935	21x	"the end comes/came" — qets as subject of arrival
יוֹם (yom)	H3117	19x	"at the end of [X] days" (miqqets yamim)
שָׁנֶה (shaneh)	H8141	16x	"at the end of [X] years" (miqqets shanim)
עֵת (eth)	H6256	11x	"time of the end" (eth qets) — Danielic formula
מֶלֶךְ (melek)	H4428	10x	Context of kings/kingdoms reaching their end
אֶרֶץ (erets)	H776	8x	"the end upon the land" (judgment context)
עַד (ad)	H5704	7x	"until the end" (ad qets)
מוֹעֵד (moed)	H4150	5x	"appointed time... the end" (Dan 8:19, 11:27, 11:35)
אַרְבָּעִים (arbaim)	H705	5x	"at the end of forty [days/years]"

Word Family / Cognates¶

H7112 קָצַץ (qatsats) — to cut off (the probable root behind the contraction)
H7097 קָצֶה (qatseh) — end, edge, extremity (from H7112; spatial focus)
H7098 קָצָה (qatsah) — feminine form; coast, corner, termination

Synonyms¶

No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H7093.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H7093.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
קָצֶה (qatseh)	H7097	"end" (55x)	Primarily spatial — edge of territory, end of a rod; qets is primarily temporal
כָּלָה (kalah)	H3615	"end" (54x)	Verb meaning to finish/consume/complete; qets is a noun — the fixed point itself
אַחֲרִית (acharith)	H319	"end" (33x)	The latter portion, aftermath, posterity; qets is the terminal point, acharith is what comes after
אֶפֶס (ephes)	H657	"end" (via LXX πέρας overlap)	Cessation/nothingness, often "ends of the earth"; qets is a temporal deadline

Semantic Domains¶

UBS / Relationship Domains¶

[002002003004] Non-Happen — search_relationships.py groups qets with negated-limit expressions, a useful fit for "no end" constructions even though the study's broader semantic range also includes terminus and end-time usage.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Frequency	Notes
πέρας (peras) G4009	18x	Primary — "extremity, end" (closest semantic match)
καιρός (kairos) G2540	19x	"Appointed season" — used when qets means "time of the end"
ἔτος (etos) G2094	15x	"Year" — LXX contextual rendering for miqqets shanim
τέλος (telos) G5056	7x	"End, goal, completion"
συντέλεια (synteleia) G4930	3x	"Full completion, consummation" — cf. Matt 24:3

The split between πέρας (spatial/absolute end) and καιρός (appointed time) in the LXX reflects the dual semantic range of qets — both a terminus point and a divinely appointed season.