קָצֵר

קָצֵרm. (b. h.) short. Ab. II, 15 היום ק׳וכ׳ the day (of life) is short, and the work large. Y.Pes.VII, 35b bot. ילך לו בק׳ let him take the shortest road to it; a. fr.Fem. קְצָרָה. Mekh. Bshall., Vayassʿa, s.1 תפילת הצדיקים ק׳ the prayer of the pious is short. Ber.I, 4 אחת … ואחת ק׳ one lengthy and one short benediction. Ib. IV, 2 היה … תפלה ק׳ used to say a short prayer on entering and on leaving the school-house. Ib. 4. Y.Hor.II, 46d top בא לו … בק׳ if he came by the shortest road; a. fr.Midr. Till. to Ps. 53 ע״י שהיתה ידו ק׳ במצות because his hand was short (he was wanting) in good deeds; Yalk. ib. 769; Yalk. Sam. 135 נפשו ק׳; a. fr.Pl. קְצָרִים; קְצָרוֹת. Cant. R. to VI, 2 ארוכות וק׳, v. אָרוּךְ. Midr. Till. to Ps. 68, ולא היו קִצְרֵי יד בו they were not short-handed with it, i. e. they did not have to economize. Ib. to Ps. 119:81 אתה ארך אפים ואנו קְצֵירֵי רוח thou art long-suffering, but we are hasty of spirit; a. e.V. קְצָרָה.