מוֹצָאmôwtsâʼ
place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
Pronunciation: mo-tsaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4161
Meanings
1. a going forth
a. rising, going forth of a command. (Hosea 6:3; Psalms 19:7; 2 Samuel 3:25)
b. goings forth of, those going forth into (Ezekiel 12:4)
c. way out, exit (Ezekiel 42:11; Ezekiel 43:11; Ezekiel 44:5)
2. that which goes forth
a. utterance (Deuteronomy 8:3; Jeremiah 17:16; Psalms 89:35)
b. export (1 Kings 10:23; 2 Chronicles 1:16)
3. place of going forth
a. source, spring (2 Kings 2:21; Isaiah 58:11; Psalms 107:33)
b. place of departure (2 Chronicles 33:2)
c. the east and the west, two Orients (Psalms 75:7; Psalms 65:9)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 27 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 30:12 But if her husband refuses to accept it on the day he hears of it, her vow or pledge will be nullified, and the Lord will forgive her.
- Numbers 33:2 At the Lord’s direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way.
- Deuteronomy 8:3 Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 23:23 But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the Lord your God.
- 2 Samuel 3:25 You know perfectly well that he came to spy on you and find out everything you’re doing!”
- 1 Kings 10:28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).