Hebrew · H4161 · unreviewed

מוֹצָא

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)

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מוֹצָא H4161
Pronunciation mwōṣāʾ

What does מוֹצָא (mwōṣāʾ) mean in the Bible?

מוֹצָא (mwōṣāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "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)". a going forth, i.

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Meaning

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)
Extended definition

Denotes both the dynamic act of emergence and the static point/place of origin; spans physical exits to speech production.

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) BDB: place Usage: 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).

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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