קְצַר

קְצַרch. 1) to be short. Targ. Ps. 102:24 קְצָרוּן Ms. (ed. איתקצרון). 2) to shorten, v. infra. 3) (v. קְצִירָא) to be sick. B. Kam.91a למימד גברא כמה מיקצר … לא מִקְצַרוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. כמה לִיקְצַר) as to estimating how long a person is likely to suffer from such a wound and how long he will not, i. e. as to estimating positively the time needed for recovery, I have no doubt that we can do it. Pa. קַצֵּר to shorten. Targ. Ps. 89:46 Ms. (ed. קְ׳, Pe.). Ithpa. אִיתְקַצַּר to be shortened, reduced. Targ. 2 Kings 19:26; Targ. Is. 37:27. Ib. 28:20. Targ. Y. Gen. 28:10; a. e.