Katsar (קצר) means short in Hebrew.
It can also mean brief. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
short, brief
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Katsar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שנמשך זמן מועט.
אָדָם, יְלוּד אִשָּׁה קְצַר יָמִים, וּשְׂבַע-רֹגֶז
- 2קטן בארכו, שמידתו קטנה במרחב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Katsar is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קָצָר
- Written without vowel points
- קצר
- Said
- katsar
- Root
- ק־צ־ר
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- קְצָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְצָרִים; קְצַר־, ר' קִצְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 390
This is how Katsar is said in other languages.
- English
- short, brief
- German
- kurz
These words mean the opposite of Katsar.
- ארך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Katsar.
The word Katsar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קצר קומה
- קצר רוח
- קצר רואי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Katsar comes from the root ק־צ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Katsar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Katsar.
What does Katsar (קצר) mean in Hebrew?
Katsar (קצר) means short and brief. It is said katsar, with the stress on tsar.
What is the opposite of Katsar (קצר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Katsar (קצר) are ארך.
What rhymes with Katsar (קצר)?
Words that rhyme with Katsar (קצר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קצר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.