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.
Hebrew · H4671
מֹץ
Chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose)
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מֹץ H4671
Pronunciation mōṣ
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
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 chaff 6× Job 21:18, Psalms 1:4, Psalms 35:5, Isaiah 17:13
chaff 1× Isaiah 29:5
to chaff 1× Isaiah 41:15
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Job 21:18 וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ to like chaff Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 1:4 כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ to like chaff Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 35:5 כְּמֹ֥ץ to like chaff Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 17:13 כְּמֹ֤ץ to like chaff Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 29:5 וּכְמֹ֤ץ to chaff Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 41:15 כַּמֹּ֥ץ to to chaff Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 13:3 כְּמֹץ֙ to like chaff Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Zephaniah 2:2 כְּמֹ֖ץ to like chaff Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 21:18
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Hosea 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ 1x ū·ḵə·mōṣ Job 21:18
וּכְמֹ֤ץ 1x ū·ḵə·mōṣ Isaiah 29:5
כְּמֹ֥ץ 1x kə·mōṣ Psalms 35:5
כְּמֹ֤ץ 1x kə·mōṣ Isaiah 17:13
כְּמֹץ֙ 1x kə·mōṣ Hosea 13:3
כְּמֹ֖ץ 1x kə·mōṣ Zephaniah 2:2
כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ 1x kam·mōṣ Psalms 1:4
כַּמֹּ֥ץ 1x kam·mōṣ Isaiah 41:15
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 35:5, Hosea 13:3, Zephaniah 2:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 21:18, Isaiah 29:5
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 1:4, Isaiah 41:15
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 17:13
Evidence Summary
CreationSpirit
Hebrew word. Chaff as separated waste from grain; symbolizes what is worthless, rejected, or destroyed in judgment imagery.
Source Gloss
chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Chaff as separated waste from grain; symbolizes what is worthless, rejected, or destroyed in judgment imagery.
chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) BDB: chaff Usage: chaff.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Light husks blown away by wind.
Light husk blown away by wind.
Like the chaff; the useless, weightless husks blown away during winnowing
Additional Occurrences
Psalms 1:4-6 כַּמֹּץ mōṣ
like chaff
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מֹץ is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The image contrasts perceived power with actual fragility. Isaiah 17:12-14
Illustrates the fleeting power of hostile nations. Isaiah 29:1-8
Canonical Themes
Creation Spirit
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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