H7117 H7117
End, extremity (of space or time); in partitive use, 'some of, a portion of.'
A noun that captures the idea of an edge, boundary, or terminal point — whether spatial or temporal. In Exodus 38:5, it describes the four corners of the bronze grating, while in Daniel 1:5 and 1:15 it marks the end of a period of days ('at the end of'). But the word also developed a distinctive partitive use, especially in late biblical Hebrew: 'some of the vessels' (Dan 1:2), 'some of the heads of families' (Neh 7:70). Arabic evidence is instructive — nihayah (نِهَايَة) for the spatial/temporal sense, ba'da (بَعْضَ) for the partitive — confirming that these are genuinely distinct semantic functions rather than contextual variations of one meaning.
Senses
1. end, extremity (spatial/temporal) — The spatial and temporal sense of 'end, extremity, edge.' Used of the physical corners or sides of the altar grating (Exod 38:5; cf. 37:8; 39:4), the uttermost parts of the earth (Ps 65:9), and temporal endpoints ('at the end of ten days,' Dan 1:15; 'at the end of them,' Dan 1:5). Arabic nihayah (نِهَايَة, 'end') and French 'extrémités' both confirm the boundary-marking function. The construct form with min (מִקְצָת) in temporal usage means 'at the end of.' 6×
AR["[الاِرشاد]","الْأَطْرَافِ","طَرَفَيهِ","وَ-لِ-نِهَايَةِ","وَ-مِنْ-نِهَايَةِ","وَ-مِنْ-نِهَايَتِهِمْ"]·ben["এবং-তাদের-শেষে","এবং-শেষে","প্রান্ত","প্রান্তগুলো"]·DE["-","[ולמקצת]","[ומקצת]","[ומקצתם]","der-ends"]·EN["-","and-at-end-of","and-at-end-of-them","the-ends"]·FR["-","et-partie","le-extrémités"]·heb["ה-קצוות","ו-ל-מקצת","ו-מ-קצת","ו-מ-קצתם","קצוותיו"]·HI["उसके-सिरों","और-से-अंत","और-से-अंत-में","सिरों-पर","सिरों-से"]·ID["dan-dari-mereka","dan-pada-akhir","ujung-ujung","ujung-ujungnya"]·IT["-","[ולמקצת]","[ומקצת]","[ומקצתם]","il-ends"]·jav["Lan-ing-pungkasanipun","Lan-sasampunipun","[K]","lan-saking-piyambakipun","pojok"]·KO["그-끝들에","그것의-끝들","그리고-끝에","그리고-끝에-그들의"]·PT["E-no-fim-de","[suas-extremidades]","as-extremidades","e-no-fim-deles"]·RU["[ктив]","и-по-окончании","концах"]·ES["Y-al-final-de","[qere]","los-extremos","y-al-final-de-ellos"]·SW["Na-mwishoni-mwa","na-mwishoni-mwao","ncha-zake","pembe"]·TR["-uçlarında","Ve-sonunda","uçlarından","ve-sonunda-onların"]·urd["[اُس-کے-سروں]","اور-آخر-میں","اور-ان-میں-سے-آخر","کناروں","کونوں-پر"]
2. some of, a part of (partitive) — The partitive use meaning 'some of, a portion of,' indicating an indefinite subset drawn from a larger whole. Daniel 1:2 says God gave into Nebuchadnezzar's hand 'some of the vessels' of the temple, and Nehemiah 7:70 records that 'some of the heads of families' contributed to the work. This usage — מִקְצָת with min — is characteristic of late biblical and post-biblical Hebrew. Arabic ba'da (بَعْضَ, 'some') and Spanish 'parte de' independently corroborate the partitive reading. 2×
AR["وَ-بَعْضَ","وَبَعْضُ"]·ben["এবং-কিছু"]·DE["[ומקצת]"]·EN["and-some-of"]·FR["[ומקצת]","et-partie"]·heb["ו-מ-קצת","ו-מקצת"]·HI["और-कुछ"]·ID["dan-sebagian"]·IT["[ומקצת]"]·jav["Lan-sawetawis","lan-sawetawis"]·KO["그리고-일부","그리고-일부를"]·PT["E-parte-de","e-parte-de"]·RU["и-часть"]·ES["Y-parte-de","y-parte-de"]·SW["na-baadhi-ya","na-sehemu-ya"]·TR["ve-bir-kısmını","ve-kısmı"]·urd["اور-کچھ"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קְצָת n.f. end (LagBN 10 Ges§ 95 n);—cstr. ק׳ Ne 7:69 (Gi Baer, v 70 van d. H.) +; sf. קְצָתָם Dn 1:5; pl. abs. קְצָוֹת Ex 38:5 ψ 65:9 (+ perhaps קצוותו Ex 37:8; 39:4 Kt. v. קָצָה; Köii. 1, 61 der. these pl. forms from [קָ֫צוּ]);— 1. end, of corners of grating Ex 38:5 (‖ קְצוֹתָיו 27:4), cf. Ex 37:8; 39:4 supr. (all P); ends of earth ψ 65:9. 2. מִקְצָת (some) from the end of, some of (מִן 3 b) Ne 7:69 (so NH), Dn 1:2. 3. מִק׳ at the end of a certain time Dn 1:5, 15, 18.