17 occurrences

'Short' in the Bible

Ehud made for himself a short, {two-edged} sword (a cubit in length), and he fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.

Verse ConceptsThighsTwo SidedDimensions Of Other ThingsOther Right Parts

He said to him, "Go in peace," so he went from him {a short distance}.

Verse ConceptsPeople Not Far Awayspringtime

Their inhabitants, short of hand, shall be dismayed; and they shall be ashamed. They have become green plants of the open field, and tender grass, green grass of the roof and blight before the standing grain.

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenPlantsTendernessWicked Described AsScorchingLike GrassNo Strength Left

that [the] rejoicing of [the] wicked [is] {short}, and the joy of [the] godless {lasts only a moment}?

Verse ConceptsemptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy

Upon it [the] quiver rattles [along with] [the] flash of [the] spear and [the] short sword.

Verse ConceptsQuiversJavelins

Clubs are regarded as stubble, and it laughs at [the] short sword's rattle.

Verse ConceptsLaughter

You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah

Verse ConceptsYouthPsalm Interjections

He has broken my strength along the way; he has cut short my days.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfLife Cut Short

He who is short of {temper} will act foolishly, and the man who schemes will be hated.

Verse ConceptsAngerAggressionShrewdnessTemperAnger In Christian LivingAnger ManagementQuick Tempered

For the bed is too short {to stretch out on}, and the covering is [too] narrow when wrapping oneself.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyNarrownessAccommodationsSmall ThingsBeds

[The] bow and [the] short sword they grasp [are] cruel, and they show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and on horses they ride, drawn up like a man for battle against you, O daughter of Zion."

Verse Conceptsdaughtersequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahBackMercy, HumanSeaThings Like The SeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

They keep hold of bow and short sword. They [are] cruel and they have no mercy. Their sound [is] like the sea, it roars, and upon horses they ride. Drawn up for battle as a man for the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahMercy, HumanSeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

And you have not [only] gone in their ways, but you [also] did according to their detestable things. {In such a short time} you behaved [more] corruptly than they in all of your ways.

Verse ConceptsDeteriorationImitating Wicked PeopleOutdoingGod's People Sinningcorruption

And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, UnnaturalBarbersHeadsPriests, Function In Ot TimesShavingLong HairCutting HairHair

Bible Theasaurus

Brief (20 instances)
Compact (2 instances)
Concise (1 instance)
Forgetful (5 instances)
Inadequate (2 instances)
Little (488 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
συντέμνω 
suntemno 
Usage: 2

מהר 
Mahar 
Usage: 68

מהרה 
M@herah 
Usage: 20

קצה 
Qatsah 
Usage: 5

קצר 
Qatsar 
Usage: 49

קרב קרוב 
Qarowb 
Usage: 77

κολοβόω 
Koloboo 
Usage: 0

συστέλλω 
Sustello 
wind up , short
Usage: 2

ταχέως 
Tacheos 
Usage: 8

ταχινός 
Tachinos 
Usage: 2

τάχιον 
Tachion 
Usage: 4

τάχος 
Tachos 
Usage: 5

ὑστερέω 
Hustereo 
lack , be behind , want , come short , be in want , fail , come behind , be destitute ,
Usage: 13