Lexicon :: Strong's H4161 - môṣā'

מוֹצָא

Transliteration

môṣā'

Pronunciation

mo-tsaw'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From יָצָא (H3318)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 893c

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

מוֹצָא môwtsâʼ, mo-tsaw'; or מֹצָא môtsâʼxlit môtsâ corrected to môtsâʼ; from H3318; 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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H4161 in the following manner: go out (7x), go forth (5x), spring (3x), brought (2x), watersprings (with H4325) (2x), bud (1x), east (1x), outgoings (1x), proceeded (1x), proceedeth (1x), vein (1x), come out (1x), watercourse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

act or place of going out or forth, issue, export, source, spring
1. a going forth
  1. rising (sun), going forth of a command
  2. goings forth, those going forth
  3. way out, exit
2. that which goes forth
  1. utterance
  2. export
3. place of going forth
  1. source or spring (of water)
  2. place of departure
  3. east (of sun)
  4. mine (of silver)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4161: Abbreviations

I. מוֺצָא noun masculine^{Hosea 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 9 times; 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 5 times; 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); דָּבָר מ׳ Daniel 9:25 going forth of a command.

b. concrete, מוֺצָאֵי גּוֺלָה 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; Ezekiel 43:11 (opposed to מוֺבָאָיו); מוֺצָאֵי הַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezekiel 44:5 (opposed to מְבוֺא הַבַּיִת).

2. that which goes forth:

a. utterance of mouth or lips (especially of solemn or formal speech), מוֺצָא פִייֿ׳ Deuteronomy 8:3; שְׂפָתַי מ׳ 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), Psalm 107:35 (|| אֲגַםמֿים) = Isaiah 41:18 (|| id.); מוֺצָא מֵימֵי גִיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2 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, Psalm 65:9 מוֺצָאֵי בֹּקֶר וָעֶרֶב i.e. the east and the west (compare the two Orients, Qor 43:37).

d. place whence silver comes = mine Job 28:1; וּלְהַצְמִיחַ מֹצָא דֶשֶׁא Job 38:27 and to cause the growing-place (others, the growth) of young grass to sprout.

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