קָצֵר, (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. B’shall., 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. LIII 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. LXVIII, ולא היו קִצְרֵי יד בו they were not short-handed with it, i.e. they did not have to economize. Midr. Till. to Ps. CXIX, 81 אתה ארך אפים ואנו קְצֵירֵי רוח thou art long-suffering, but we are hasty of spirit; a. e.—V. קְצָרָה.