קֶצֶף

קֶצֶףm. (b. h.; preced. art.) 1) anger. Num. R. s. 1, end שלא יהא ק׳ עליהן that the divine anger be not on them. Midr. Till., to Ps. 38; a. fr.Esp. Ḳetsef name of an angel of destruction. Targ. Y. Num. 17:11, sq.Sabb.55a (ref. to Ez. 9:2) ‘six men, they are ק׳ אף וחימהוכ׳ Ḳ. (Wrath), Af (Anger) Ex. R. s. 41; a. fr. 2) destruction, harm. Deut. R. s. 11 איך … לעשות לו ק׳ how can I do harm to him (Moses)?; Yalk. ib. 940.