מוֹצָא (H4161) — Hebrew Lexicon

מוֹצָא

𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀

môwtsâʼ

H4161 noun

SILEX Entry

Root יצא to go out, to come forth, to proceed, to emerge

Definition

A going out, emergence, or origin; refers to (1) the act or process of coming forth (as emergence or departure), (2) the place from which something emerges or originates (source, exit, point of origin), or (3) that which is produced or brought forth (product, yield). Used concretely for physical outlets such as springs, gates, and exits, as well as metaphorically for origins, utterances, and outcomes.

Semantic Range

act of going forth, departure, exit, point of exit or origin, source (of water—spring, fountain), origination (of speech, product, action), rising (of the sun/as east), outcome, yield, utterance, gate, channel, watercourse, mine

Root / Etymology

A noun form derived from the root יָצָא (יצא), meaning 'to go out, to come forth, to exit.' The noun מוֹצָא carries the sense of both process (going out) and place (point of exit or emergence) and is structurally a participial or nominal formation from the qal stem of the root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

During the monarchic period, מוֹצָא is used with a range of references, from the literal outlets or sources of water (e.g., springs, natural water-courses) to the figurative origins of things such as utterances (speech, pronouncements, Psalm 19:3), products or yields of land (Deut 8:7), or points of departure and arrival (Num 33:2; Josh 16:1). Its use for 'east' or 'rising' proceeds from the idea of where the sun goes out or arises (cf. Psalm 19:7). In later periods, the meaning broadens to include more abstract senses such as 'outcome' or 'result.' English translations split between various renderings—'spring,' 'exit,' 'gate,' 'product,' 'going out,' reflecting the diversity of use in the biblical texts. Unlike related terms (such as מַבּוּעַ for 'flow' or 'fountain'), מוֹצָא emphasizes origin or point of emanation rather than process or volume. Some passages (e.g., Isaiah 41:18) use the term in poetic parallelism with other sources of water to highlight aspects of divine provision or blessing.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מֹצָאxlit môtsâ corrected to môtsâʼ; from יָצָא; a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass); brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-) course (springs).

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Root Family

יצא (y-ṣ-ʾ) — to go out, to come forth, to proceed, to emerge

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3318	יָצָא	in your bringing-out
H3319	יְצָא	and he brought out
H3329	יָצִיא	and from the descendants of
H3381	יָרַד	they went out
H4162	מוֹצָא	point of going-out
H4163	מוֹצָאָה	to outlets
H6627	צָאָה	excrement of
H6631	צֶאֱצָא	the offspring
H8444	תּוֹצָאָה	outgoings

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H4161-05`	מוֹצָ֨א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	outgoing	place of going-out	9
`H4161-12`	וּ/מוֹצָ֧א	umotsa	`HC/Ncmsc`	and that which goes forth	and going-forth of	3
`H4161-07`	מוֹצָאֵ֥י	motsaey	`HNcmpc`	exits	goings-out of	2
`H4161-10`	מֽוֹצָא֑/וֹ	motsao	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his appearing	his going-out	2
`H4161-02`	לְ/מוֹצָ֥אֵי	lemotsaey	`HR/Ncmpc`	into springs	to goings-out of	2
`H4161-08`	מוֹצָאֵי/הֶ֛ם	motsaeyhem	`HNcmpc/Sp3mp`	their starting places	their goings-out	1
`H4161-04`	מִ֭/מּוֹצָא	mimotsa	`HR/Ncmsa`	from the east	place of emergence	1
`H4161-01`	כְּ/מוֹצָאֵ֖י	kemotsaey	`HR/Ncmpc`	as goings-out	like outgoings of	1
`H4161-03`	לְ/מוֹצָאֵי/הֶֽם	lemotsaeyhem	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	according to their starting places	to their goings-out	1
`H4161-09`	מוֹצָ֣אֵי/הֶ֔ן	motsaeyhen	`HNcmpc/Sp3fp`	their exits	their goings-out	1
`H4161-13`	וּ/מוֹצָאָ֡י/ו	umotsaayv	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms`	and-exits-its	and his goings-out	1
`H4161-06`	מוֹצָֽאֲ/ךָ֙	motsaakha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your going out	your going-out	1
`H4161-11`	וּ/כְ/מוֹצָ֣א	ukhemotsa	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and like a spring	source of	1
`H4161-14`	וּ/מֹצָ֥אֵי	umotsaey	`HC/Ncmpc`	and outflowings	and goings-out of	1

Occurrences in Scripture

27 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H4161-05`	Numbers 30:13	מוֹצָ֨א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	outgoing	place of going-out
`H4161-08`	Numbers 33:2	מוֹצָאֵי/הֶ֛ם	motsaeyhem	`HNcmpc/Sp3mp`	their starting places	their goings-out
`H4161-03`	Numbers 33:2	לְ/מוֹצָאֵי/הֶֽם	lemotsaeyhem	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	according to their starting places	to their goings-out
`H4161-05`	Deuteronomy 8:3	מוֹצָ֥א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	thing that comes forth	place of going-out
`H4161-05`	Deuteronomy 23:24	מוֹצָ֥א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	what comes out	place of going-out
`H4161-06`	2 Samuel 3:25	מוֹצָֽאֲ/ךָ֙	motsaakha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your going out	your going-out
`H4161-12`	1 Kings 10:28	וּ/מוֹצָ֧א	umotsa	`HC/Ncmsc`	And the export	and going-forth of
`H4161-05`	2 Kings 2:21	מוֹצָ֣א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	spring	place of going-out
`H4161-02`	Isaiah 41:18	לְ/מוֹצָ֥אֵי	lemotsaey	`HR/Ncmpc`	springs of	to goings-out of
`H4161-11`	Isaiah 58:11	וּ/כְ/מוֹצָ֣א	ukhemotsa	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and like a spring	source of
`H4161-05`	Jeremiah 17:16	מוֹצָ֣א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	the utterance	place of going-out
`H4161-01`	Ezekiel 12:4	כְּ/מוֹצָאֵ֖י	kemotsaey	`HR/Ncmpc`	as goings-out	like outgoings of
`H4161-09`	Ezekiel 42:11	מוֹצָ֣אֵי/הֶ֔ן	motsaeyhen	`HNcmpc/Sp3fp`	their exits	their goings-out
`H4161-13`	Ezekiel 43:11	וּ/מוֹצָאָ֡י/ו	umotsaayv	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms`	and-exits-its	and his goings-out
`H4161-07`	Ezekiel 44:5	מוֹצָאֵ֥י	motsaey	`HNcmpc`	exits	goings-out of
`H4161-10`	Hosea 6:3	מֽוֹצָא֑/וֹ	motsao	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his appearing	his going-out
`H4161-10`	Psalms 19:7	מֽוֹצָא֗/וֹ	motsao	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	their going forth	his going-out
`H4161-07`	Psalms 65:9	מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי	motsaey	`HNcmpc`	outgoings of	goings-out of
`H4161-04`	Psalms 75:7	מִ֭/מּוֹצָא	mimotsa	`HR/Ncmsa`	from the east	place of emergence
`H4161-12`	Psalms 89:35	וּ/מוֹצָ֥א	umotsa	`HC/Ncmsc`	and that which goes forth	and going-forth of
`H4161-14`	Psalms 107:33	וּ/מֹצָ֥אֵי	umotsaey	`HC/Ncmpc`	and outflowings	and goings-out of
`H4161-02`	Psalms 107:35	לְ/מֹצָ֥אֵי	lemotsaey	`HR/Ncmpc`	into springs	to goings-out of
`H4161-05`	Job 28:1	מוֹצָ֑א	motsa	`HNcmsa`	a mine	place of going-out
`H4161-05`	Job 38:27	מֹ֣צָא	motsa	`HNcmsc`	outgoing	place of going-out
`H4161-05`	Daniel 9:25	מֹצָ֣א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	going-forth	place of going-out
`H4161-12`	2 Chronicles 1:16	וּ/מוֹצָ֧א	umotsa	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the export	and going-forth of
`H4161-05`	2 Chronicles 32:30	מוֹצָ֞א	motsa	`HNcmsc`	outlet	place of going-out

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