מֹץ
Transliteration
mōṣ
Pronunciation
motes
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From מוּץ (H4160)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1162a

Strong’s Definitions

מֹץ môts, motes; or מוֹץ môwts; (Zephaniah 2:2), from H4160; chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose):—chaff.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H4671 in the following manner: chaff (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H4671 in the following manner: chaff (8x).

  1. chaff

    1. always as driven by wind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֹץ môts, motes; or מוֹץ môwts; (Zephaniah 2:2), from H4160; chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose):—chaff.
STRONGS H4671: Abbreviations
† [מוֺץ], מֹץ noun masculineIsaiah 29:5 chaff (Talmud מוֺצָא, Arabic straw); — מ׳ absolute Hosea 13:3 + 6 times; construct Isaiah 17:13; — chaff, always as driven by wind, and always with כְּ, in simile; of wicked Job 21:18 (|| רוּחַ תֶּבֶן לִפְנֵי), compare Psalm 1:4; Psalm 35:5; Hosea 13:3; of hostile nations Isaiah 17:13 (הָרִים מ׳), Isaiah 29:5 (|| אָבָק דַּךְ); hyperb. of Judah's power, גְּבָעוֺת כַּמֹץ תָּשִׂים Isaiah 41:16 (|| הָרִים וְתָדֹק תָּדוּשׁ); of passing time, יוֺם Zephaniah 2:2.
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References

Job

Job 21:18

Psalms

Psalms 1:4; Psalms 35:5

Isaiah

Isaiah 17:13; Isaiah 17:13; Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 41:16

Hosea

Hosea 13:3; Hosea 13:3

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:2