What does בֵּיצָה mean in the Bible?
בֵּיצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an egg (from its whiteness)".
Hebrew · H1000
בֵּיצָה
An egg (from its whiteness)
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בֵּיצָה H1000
What does בֵּיצָה mean in the Bible?
בֵּיצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an egg (from its whiteness)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1000?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include eggs (3), her eggs (1), the eggs (1), their eggs (1).
Where does בֵּיצָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 22:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Deuteronomy (2), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It eggs 3× Deuteronomy 22:6, Isaiah 10:14
her eggs 1× Job 39:14
the eggs 1× Isaiah 59:5
their eggs 1× Isaiah 59:5
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 22:6 בֵיצִ֔ים to eggs Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 22:6 הַבֵּיצִ֑ים to eggs Article | Noun - feminine plural Job 39:14 בֵּצֶ֑יהָ to her eggs Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 10:14 בֵּיצִ֣ים to eggs Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 59:5 בֵּיצֵ֤י to the eggs Noun - feminine plural construct Isaiah 59:5 מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙ to their eggs Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 22:6
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 2 Job 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
בֵּיצֵ֤י 1x bê·ṣê Isaiah 59:5
בֵיצִ֔ים 1x ḇê·ṣîm Deuteronomy 22:6
בֵּיצִ֣ים 1x bê·ṣîm Isaiah 10:14
בֵּצֶ֑יהָ 1x bê·ṣe·hā Job 39:14
הַבֵּיצִ֑ים 1x hab·bê·ṣîm Deuteronomy 22:6
מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙ 1x mib·bê·ṣê·hem Isaiah 59:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Deuteronomy 22:6, Isaiah 10:14
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Deuteronomy 22:6
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 59:5
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Job 39:14
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 59:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an egg (from its whiteness)
Source Gloss
an egg (from its whiteness)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an egg (from its whiteness) BDB: egg Usage: egg.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּיצָה is built from this root:
בּוּץ H948
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain