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STRONGS NUMBER H4161
Transliteration: motsa
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-tsaw')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
Meaning: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
Word Summary
motsa: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
Original Word: מוֹצָאTransliteration: motsa
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-tsaw')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
Meaning: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
Strong's Concordance
brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, outgoingOr motsai {mo-tsaw'}; from yatsa'; 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) -- 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).
see HEBREW yatsa'
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H4161. motsa
I. מוֺצָא noun masculineHosea 6:3 place or act of going forth, issue, export, souce, spring; — absolute ׳מ Job 28:1; Psalm 75:7; construct ׳מ Numbers 30:13 9t.; מֹצָא Job 38:27; Daniel 9:25; suffix מוֺצָאֲךָ 2 Samuel 3:25; מֹצָאוֺ Hosea 6:3; מוֺצָאוֺ Psalm 19:7; plural construct מוֺצָאֵי Isaiah 41:18 5t.; suffix מוֺצָאָיו Ezekiel 43:11;מוֺצָאֵיהֶם Numbers 33:2 (twice in verse); מוֺצָאֵיהֶן Ezekiel 42:11; —
1 a going forth:
a. the act, of ׳י Hosea 6:3; of the sun = rising Psalm 19:7 (see יצא 1f); of man 2 Samuel 3:25 (opposed to מָבוֺא Kt); ׳מ דָּבָר Daniel 9:25 going forth of a command.
b. concrete, גּוֺלָה מוֺצָאֵי Ezekiel 12:4 goings forth of exile, i.e. those going forth into exile (in simile).
c. way out, exit: concrete, of chambers in temple Ezekiel 42:11; 43:11 (opposed to מוֺבָאָיו); הַמִּקְדָּשׁ מוֺצָאֵי 44:5 (opposed to הַבַּיִת מְבוֺא).
2 that which goes forth:
a. utteranc of mouth or lips (especially of solemn or formal speech), פִייֿ ׳מוֺצָא Deuteronomy 8:3; מ ׳שְׂפָתַי Jeremiah 17:16; Psalm 89:35; so Deuteronomy 23:24; Numbers 30:13 (P).
b. export of horses 1 Kings 10:23 2 Chronicles 1:16.
3 place of going forth:
a. source or spring of water 2 Kings 2:21; Isaiah 58:11 (in simile) Psalm 107:33 ("" נְהָרוֺת), 107:35 ("" אֲגַםמֿים) = Isaiah 41:18 ("" id.); הָעֶלְיוֺן גִיחוֺן מֵימֵי מוֺצָא2 Chronicles 32:30.
b. place of departure of Israel on marchNum 2 Chronicles 33:2 (twice in verse) (P).
c. מוֺצָא = east (place of sun's going forth) Psalm 75:7 (opposed to מַעֲרָב); zeugmatically, 65:9 וָעֶרֶב בֹּקֶר מוֺצָאֵי i.e. the east and the west (compare the two Orients, Qor 43:37).
d. place whence silver comes = mine Job 28:1; דֶשֶׁא מֹצָא וּלְהַצְמִיחַ 38:27 and to cause the growing-place (others, the growth) of young grass to sprout.