SHORT, SHORTEN

OLD TESTAMENT:

Hebrew

cheled age, life, time; short time, glide swiftly, life as a fleeting portion of time, hence the world as transient

Psalm 89:47 “Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain:”

mahar haste; to be liquid or flow easily, to hurry, promptly, be carried headlong, haste, hasty, quickly, shortly, soon, speedily, suddenly, swift

Geneses 41:32 “And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.”

meherah haste; a hurry, promptly, hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make speed, swiftly

Jeremiah 27:16 “Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.”

garob qarob near; approach, at hand, that is next, come nigh at hand, shortly

Job 17:12 “They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness.”

Job 20:4-5 “Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”

Ezekiel 7:8 “Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.”

qatsar to be or become shortened;

Psalm 102:23 “He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.”

qatsar to shorten; curtail, cut down

Numbers 11:23 “And the Lord said to Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short?  Thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.”

Psalm 89:45 “The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou has covered him with shame. Selah.”

Proverbs 10:27 “The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.”

Isaiah 28:20 “For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.”

Isaiah 50:2 “Wherefore, when I came, was there no man?  When I called, was there none to answer?  Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem?  Or have I no power to deliver?  Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.”

Isaiah 59:1-2 “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

NEW TESTAMENT:

Greek

hora season of an hour; day, hour, instant, season, short, even tide, high time

I Thessalonians 2:17 “But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.”

eutheos straightly; directly, at once, soon, forthwith, immediately, shortly, straightway

III John14 “But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face.  Peace be to thee.  Our friends salute thee.  Greet the friends by name.”

oligos little, small; puny in extent, somewhat, brief, few, little, short, small, a while

Revelation 12:12 “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them.  Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea!  For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”

Revelation 17:10 “And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.”

suntemno to cut off at once; cutting, concisely, speedily, cut sort

Romans 9:28 “For he will finish the work, and cut short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.”

sustello to contract; short, wind up, contract, draw together

I Corinthians 7:29-31 “But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.”

tacheos quickly, speedily; briefly, speedily, rapidly, hastily, shortly, soon, suddenly

I Corinthians 4:19-20 “But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.  For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.”

Philippians 2:19 “But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.”

Philippians 2:24 “But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.”

II Timothy 4:9-10 “Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: for Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.”

tachinos quick, speedily; curt, impending, shortly, swift

II Peter 1:13-14 “Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.”

tachion more quickly, more speedily; more swiftly, more rapidly, more speedily, quickly, shortly, sooner, out run

I Timothy 3:14 -16 “These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth.  And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”

Hebrews 13:20-23 “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever.  Amen.  And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto in few words. Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.”

tachos with or in speed; brief space of time, quickly, shortly, speedily

Acts 25:4 “But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.”

Romans 16:20 “And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.  Amen.”

Revelation 1:1-3  “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: who bare record of the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.  Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand (kairos a fixed time or season).”

Revelation 22:6 “And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.”

koloboo to cut off, shorten, amputate; to dock, that is abridge, cut short

Matthew 24:21-22 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.  And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”

Mark 13:19-20 “For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.  And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.”

hustereo to be behind; fall short, be deficient, come behind, short, lack, want

Hebrews 4:1 “Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.”

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”