What does נוֹצָה mean in the Bible?
נוֹצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage".
Hebrew · H5133
נוֹצָה
A pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage
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נוֹצָה H5133
What does נוֹצָה mean in the Bible?
נוֹצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5133?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and feathers (1), feathers (1), of feathers (1), with its contents (1).
Where does נוֹצָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), Job (1), Leviticus (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 and feathers 1× Job 39:13
feathers 1× Ezekiel 17:7
of feathers 1× Ezekiel 17:3
with its contents 1× Leviticus 1:16
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 1:16 בְּנֹצָתָ֑הּ to with its contents Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Job 39:13 וְנֹצָֽה׃ to and feathers Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 17:3 הַנּוֹצָ֔ה to of feathers Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 17:7 נוֹצָ֑ה to feathers Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 1:16
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Leviticus 1 Job 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
בְּנֹצָתָ֑הּ 1x bə·nō·ṣā·ṯāh Leviticus 1:16
הַנּוֹצָ֔ה 1x han·nō·w·ṣāh Ezekiel 17:3
וְנֹצָֽה׃ 1x wə·nō·ṣāh Job 39:13
נוֹצָ֑ה 1x nō·w·ṣāh Ezekiel 17:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 17:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 39:13
Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 17:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 1:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage
Source Gloss
a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage BDB: plumage Usage: feather(-s), ostrich.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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