Word Study · Strong's H4161 · Hebrew
מוֹצָא
motsa
mo-tsaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: môwtsâʼ
“a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass)
Rendered in the KJV as
brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-) course (springs).
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 24inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 24
- וּמוֹצָ֧א2
- מוֹצָ֥א2
- מוֹצָ֣א2
- וּכְמוֹצָ֣א1
- וּמוֹצָ֥א1
- וּמוֹצָאָ֡יו1
- וּמֹצָ֥אֵי1
- כְּמוֹצָאֵ֖י1
- לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי1
- לְמוֹצָאֵיהֶֽם׃1
- לְמֹצָ֥אֵי1
- מוֹצָ֨א1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- [the] outlet of2
- [the] utterance of2
- and [the] export of2
- into springs of2
- the utterance of2
- [is] a mine1
- [is] from [the] going out1
- [the] exits of1
- [the] going forth of1
- [the] goings out of1
- a going forth of1
- and [the] utterance of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 8
- HC/Ncmsc · 3
- HR/Ncmpc · 3
- HNcmpc · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncmpc · 1
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HC/R/Ncmsc · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3fp · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms6 of 27 · 22%
- Ezekiel4 of 27 · 15%
- Numbers3 of 27 · 11%
- Deuteronomy2 of 27 · 7%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 27 · 7%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 30:12מוֹצָ֨אmotza'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.here: the utterance of
- Numbers 33:2מוֹצָאֵיהֶ֛םmotzaeihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAt the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points:here: points of departure their
- Numbers 33:2לְמוֹצָאֵיהֶֽם׃lemotzaeihempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAt the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points:here: to points of departure their
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 8:3מוֹצָ֥אmotza'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.here: the utterance of
- Deuteronomy 23:23מוֹצָ֥אmotza'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.here: [the] utterance of
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 1:16וּמוֹצָ֧אumotza'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.here: and [the] export of
- 2 Chronicles 32:30מוֹצָ֞אmotza'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.here: [the] outlet of
Job2 occurrences
Psalms6 occurrences
- Psalms 19:6מֽוֹצָא֗וֹmotzaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularit rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.here: going forth its
- Psalms 65:8מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־motzaei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.here: [the] goings out of
- Psalms 75:6מִ֭מּוֹצָאmimotza'preposition + noun · masculine singularFor exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,here: [is] from [the] going out
- Psalms 89:34וּמוֹצָ֥אumotza'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.here: and [the] utterance of
- Psalms 107:33וּמֹצָ֥אֵיumotzaeiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,here: and springs of
- Psalms 107:35לְמֹצָ֥אֵיlemotzaeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.here: into springs of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 41:18לְמוֹצָ֥אֵיlemotzaeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.here: into springs of
- Isaiah 58:11וּכְמוֹצָ֣אukhemotza'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.here: and like a spring of
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 12:4כְּמוֹצָאֵ֖יkemotzaeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.here: like goings out of
- Ezekiel 42:11מוֹצָ֣אֵיהֶ֔ןmotzaeihennoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine pluralwith a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that were on the north. They had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.here: exits their
- Ezekiel 43:11וּמוֹצָאָ֡יוumotzaavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularand if they are ashamed of all they have done, then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes, forms, and laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out.here: and exits its
- Ezekiel 44:5מוֹצָאֵ֥יmotzaeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.here: [the] exits of
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