וְ/חוּצ֑וֹת

𐤅/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕

vechutsot

and the fields

or (shortened) חֻץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.

H2351

Proverbs 8:26 · Word #5

Lexicon H2351

Lemmaחוּץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤅𐤑
Transliterationchûwts
Strong'sH2351
In-contextand the fields

Morphology HC/Ncmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2351-25

and outer-places

Rootחוץ (ḥ-w-ṣ)
Core Meaningsseparation, outside, exterior, that which is beyond a boundary
Semantic Rangeoutside, exterior space, open country, streets, public squares, areas beyond a house or inner enclosure
Conceptual Significanceחוּצוֹת frequently denotes public or exposed spaces in contrast to the security of the house or city interior. It can symbolize vulnerability, proclamation in public view, or the broader communal life that unfolds beyond private dwellings.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to a common noun, masculine plural absolute (Ncmpa). Although חוּץ is often treated as masculine, its plural form חוּצוֹת takes a feminine ending; here it is plural and absolute with no pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חוּצוֹת is the common plural absolute form of חוּץ, meaning what lies outside or beyond a boundary. Rendering it as "outer-places" preserves the root idea of separation and exterior space, while the prefixed וְ is reflected by "and" and the plural ending by the English plural form.

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Words from Root חוץ (separation, outside, exterior, that which is beyond a boundary)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2351-01 bachuts in the outside-place
H2351-02 bachutsot in the outside-places
H2351-03 bechutsot in the outside-places of
H2351-04 bechutsotayv in his outer-streets
H2351-05 bechutsoteyha in her outer-places
H2351-06 bechutsoteynu in our outside-places
H2351-07 chuts outside—the separated space
H2351-08 chutsah to the outside
H2351-09 chutsot outside-places
H2351-10 chutsotam their outer-streets
H2351-11 chutsotayikhe your outer-streets
H2351-12 chutsoteyha her outer-places
H2435-01 hachitsonah the outer one
H2351-13 hachuts the outside-place
H2351-14 hachutsah toward the separated-outside
H2351-15 lachuts to the severed-outside
H2351-16 mehachuts from the separated-outside
H2351-17 michuts from the outside-place
H2351-18 michutsah from the severed-outside-ward
H2351-19 umechutsot and from the outside-streets of
H2351-20 umichuts and from the severed-outside
H2351-21 umichutsah and from the severed-outside
H2351-22 uvechutsot and in the outside-places of
H2351-23 vachuts in the outside-place
H2351-24 vachutsah and toward the separated-outside
H2351-26 vekhachuts and like the outside-place
H2435-02 velachitson and to the outer side
H2351-27 velachuts and to the separated outside
H2351-28 velachutsah and toward the separated-outside

Word Usage (164 occurrences of H2351)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:14 וּ/מִ/ח֖וּץ umichuts and outside
Genesis 9:22 בַּ/חֽוּץ bachuts outside
Genesis 15:5 הַ/ח֗וּצָ/ה hachutsah outside