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shor'-t'-n: The Hebrew word qatsar and the Greek koloboo literally indicate abbreviation of time or space (Ps 89:45;Pr 10:27;Eze 42:5); figuratively they point to limitation of power or of suffering (Nu 11:23;Isa 50:2;59:1;Mt 24:22;Mr 13:20).