[קָטַף] verb pluck off (twigs, etc.), or out (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic pluck grapes; ᵑ7 קְטַף, Syriac ; compare Assyrian ‡atâpu, apparently pluck off); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singularקָטָ֑ף Ezekiel 17:4 he [i.e. eagle, in figure] plucked off twigs; 2 masculine singular וְקָטַפְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 23:26 (ears of grain, בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ); Imperfect1singular אֶקְטֹף Ezekiel 17:22 (subject ׳י; accusative +מִן from); Participle masculine plural הַקֹּטְפִים Job 30:4 they who pluck out the mallow.

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יָקָּטֵב Job 8:12 it is not plucked off.

I. קטר (√ of following; compare Assyrian ‡utru (with ת) smoke; Talmud, ᵑ7 קִיטְרָא, קוּטְרָא (thick) smoke; Arabic smoke (said of fire); usually exhale odour (especially of roast meat); Assyrian ‡utrinnu, incense-offering; Sabean מקטר censer CIS^{iv. Nos.26, 1. 6; 30, 1.4}. Ethiopic : incense; Egyptian k@atalqa Bondi^74ff. kataruti WMM^As.u.Eur.97 = קְטֹרֶת, קְטָרוֺת; Late Hebrew [קָטַר] smoke (said of incense)).