Strong's Lexicon

H4163

H4163 — מוֹצָאָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmowtsa'ahnoun femOccurrences: 2TWOT: 893d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4163
Word:	מוֹצָאָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H4161
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	mowtsa'ah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mo-tsaw-aw'
Meaning:	1. a family descent 2. also a sewer
KJV Renderings:	draught house; going forth.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3663

[מוֺצָאָה] noun feminine only plural:

a. Mic 5:1 מוֺצָאוֺתָיו (compare future ruler out of Bethlehem), his origin.

b. 2Kgs 10:27 Qr מוֺצָאוֺת places of going out to, i.e. a privy (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 2273]; German Abtritt), euphemistically for Kt מַחֲרָאוֺת.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke