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מֹץ H4671

H4671 is the Hebrew word מֹץ, transliterated môts and said motes. The King James Version most often renders it chaff.

Word: מֹץTransliteration: môtsSaid: motesLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose).

Where it comes from

or מוֹץ; (Zephaniah 2:2), from H4160 (מוּץ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

chaff 6×like the chaff 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: chaff.

Verses using מֹץ

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Job 21:18 · KJV

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

Psalm 1:4 · KJV

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Psalm 35:5 · KJV

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

Isaiah 17:13 · KJV

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Isaiah 29:5 · KJV

Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

Hosea 13:3 · KJV

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Zephaniah 2:2 · KJV

Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’s anger come upon you.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4671 mean?

H4671 is the Hebrew word מֹץ (môts), meaning chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose).

How is H4671 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it chaff (6 times), like the chaff (1 time).

How many times does H4671 appear in the Bible?

מֹץ (môts) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4671 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מוֹץ; (Zephaniah 2:2), from H4160 (מוּץ).

Nearby entries

H4668 · מַפְתֵּחַ — an opener, i.e. a key H4669 · מִפְתָּח — an aperture, i.e. (figuratively) utterance H4670 · מִפְתָּן — a stretcher, i.e. a sill H4672 · מָצָא — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or…H4673 · מַצָּב — a fixed spot; figuratively, an office, a…H4674 · מֻצָּב — a station, i.e. military post

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