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מֹץ

Chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose)

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מֹץH4671
Pronunciationmōṣ

What does מֹץ (mōṣ) mean in the Bible?

מֹץ (mōṣ): Chaff as separated waste from grain; symbolizes what is worthless, rejected, or destroyed in judgment imagery.

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Questions this entry answers

What does מֹץ (mōṣ) mean in the Bible?

מֹץ (mōṣ): Chaff as separated waste from grain; symbolizes what is worthless, rejected, or destroyed in judgment imagery.

How does the BSB render H4671?

The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like chaff (6), chaff (1), to chaff (1).

Where does מֹץ (mōṣ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 21:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), Hosea (1), 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
like chaff6×Job 21:18, Psalms 1:4, Psalms 35:5, Isaiah 17:13
chaff1×Isaiah 29:5
to chaff1×Isaiah 41:15
Show sample aligned rows
Job 21:18וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץtolike chaffConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 1:4כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץtolike chaffPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 35:5כְּמֹ֥ץtolike chaffPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 17:13כְּמֹ֤ץtolike chaffPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 29:5וּכְמֹ֤ץtochaffConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 41:15כַּמֹּ֥ץtoto chaffPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularHosea 13:3כְּמֹץ֙tolike chaffPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularZephaniah 2:2כְּמֹ֖ץtolike chaffPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJob 21:18
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
Job1Psalms2Isaiah3Hosea1Zephaniah1
Source forms
וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ1xū·ḵə·mōṣJob 21:18
וּכְמֹ֤ץ1xū·ḵə·mōṣIsaiah 29:5
כְּמֹ֥ץ1xkə·mōṣPsalms 35:5
כְּמֹ֤ץ1xkə·mōṣIsaiah 17:13
כְּמֹץ֙1xkə·mōṣHosea 13:3
כְּמֹ֖ץ1xkə·mōṣZephaniah 2:2
כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ1xkam·mōṣPsalms 1:4
כַּמֹּ֥ץ1xkam·mōṣIsaiah 41:15
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 35:5, Hosea 13:3, Zephaniah 2:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular2xJob 21:18, Isaiah 29:5
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 1:4, Isaiah 41:15
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 17:13
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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