וּ֝/כְ/מֹ֗ץ
𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤑
ukhemots
and like chaff
or מוֹץ; (Zephaniah 2:2), from מוּץ; chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose); chaff.
Job 21:18 · Word #5
Lexicon H4671
| Lemma | מֹץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑 |
| Transliteration | môts |
| Strong's | H4671 |
| In-context | and like chaff |
Morphology HC/R/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4671-03
and like pressed-out chaff
| Root | מוץ (m-w-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | press out, squeeze out, drain off, winnow, that which is expelled |
| Semantic Range | chaff, husks, refuse of grain after threshing; figuratively, the wicked, the insubstantial, the transient, or those driven away in judgment |
| Conceptual Significance | Chaff symbolizes what is weightless, rootless, and easily driven away by wind, often contrasting the righteous with the wicked (e.g., Psalm 1:4). It conveys the idea of what has been separated out and rendered worthless, emphasizing divine judgment and the fleeting nature of evil. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") + preposition כְ ("like/as") + noun מֹץ, masculine singular absolute. No pronominal suffix. Used in simile constructions. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מֹץ derives from the root מוץ, "to press or squeeze out," referring to the husks separated from grain by threshing or winnowing. The rendering "pressed-out chaff" preserves this root imagery of what has been expelled, and "and like" accurately reflects the prefixed conjunction וּ and preposition כְ. The form is masculine singular absolute, appropriately conveyed by the singular mass noun "chaff." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מוץ (press out, squeeze out, drain off, winnow, that which is expelled)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4160-01 |
hamets | the oppressing one |
H4671-01 |
kamots | like pressed-out chaff |
H4671-02 |
kemots | like pressed-out chaff |
Word Usage (8 occurrences of H4671)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 17:13 | כְּ/מֹ֤ץ | kemots | like chaff |
| Isaiah 29:5 | וּ/כְ/מֹ֤ץ | ukhemots | and like chaff |
| Isaiah 41:15 | כַּ/מֹּ֥ץ | kamots | like chaff |