WG: End / Termination
Overview
The concept of "end" in Hebrew Scripture involves several words distinguishing between temporal terminus, spatial boundary, cessation, and aftermath — distinctions that English collapses into a single word.
Word Group Members
| Strong's |
Word |
Transliteration |
POS |
Occurrences |
Role in Concept |
Library Entry |
| H7093 |
קֵץ |
qets |
noun |
71 |
Temporal terminus — the appointed endpoint |
H7093 |
| H7097 |
קָצֶה |
qatseh |
noun |
92 |
Spatial extremity — edge, border, limit |
TODO(need H7097 study) |
| H3615 |
כָּלָה |
kalah |
verb |
199 |
The act of ending — to finish, consume, complete |
H3615 |
| H319 |
אַחֲרִית |
acharith |
noun |
61 |
The aftermath — latter end, future, posterity |
H319 |
| H6256 |
עֵת |
eth |
noun |
296 |
Temporal context — season, time (paired with qets) |
H6256-eth.md |
| H4150 |
מוֹעֵד |
moed |
noun |
223 |
Appointed time/meeting — the set time linked to qets |
H4150 |
Relationships
Shared Roots
- qets (H7093), qatseh (H7097) — both from root קצץ (qatsats, to cut off); qets = temporal cut-off, qatseh = spatial cut-off
Co-occurrence (appear in same verses)
| Word A |
Word B |
Shared Verses |
Typical Context |
| qets (H7093) |
eth (H6256) |
11x |
"time of the end" (eth qets) — Daniel's eschatological formula |
| qets (H7093) |
moed (H4150) |
5x |
"appointed time... the end" (Dan 8:19, 11:27, 11:35) |
| eth (H6256) |
moed (H4150) |
8x |
"set time" and "season" — temporal markers together |
| moed (H4150) |
kalah (H3615) |
6x |
Appointed events reaching completion |
| qets (H7093) |
acharith (H319) |
1x |
Rare overlap — qets marks the point, acharith the aftermath |
LXX Overlaps
| Hebrew Words |
Shared Greek |
Notes |
| qets + qatseh |
both → πέρας (peras) |
Greek conflates the temporal/spatial distinction |
| qets + kalah |
both → τέλος (telos) occasionally |
Greek uses single "end" word for terminus and completion; see G5056-telos |
| qets + moed |
both → καιρός (kairos) in Daniel |
LXX renders both "appointed time" and "time of the end" with kairos |
Roles in the Concept
- Temporal terminus: qets (קֵץ) — the fixed endpoint, the deadline God has set
- Spatial boundary: qatseh (קָצֶה) — the edge, the physical limit
- Process of ending: kalah (כָּלָה) — the act of finishing, consuming, completing
- Aftermath: acharith (אַחֲרִית) — what comes after the end, the latter part
- Temporal context: eth (עֵת) — the season or time in which the end occurs
- Appointed setting: moed (מוֹעֵד) — the divinely scheduled occasion tied to the end
Key Passages Where Multiple Group Words Appear Together
- Dan 8:19 — qets + moed: "at the time appointed [moed] the end [qets] shall be"
- Dan 11:35 — qets + eth + moed: "to the time [eth] of the end [qets]: because it is yet for a time appointed [moed]"
- Dan 11:27 — qets + moed: "the end [qets] shall be at the time appointed [moed]"
- Dan 12:4 — qets + eth: "seal the book, even to the time [eth] of the end [qets]"
- Eze 7:2-3 — qets appears 4x: "An end [qets], the end [qets] is come upon the four corners of the land. Now is the end [qets] come upon thee"
Generated from: search_strongs.py, co-occurrence queries
Last updated: 2026-03-31
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