4671. mots

Lexicon

mots: Chaff

Original Word: מֹץ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mots
Pronunciation: mohts
Phonetic Spelling: (motes)
Definition: Chaff
Meaning: chaff, threshed loose)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chaff

Or mowts (Zephaniah 2:2) {motes}; from muwts; chaff (as pressed out, i.e. Winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) -- chaff.

see HEBREW muwts

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מוֺץ], מֹץ noun masculine^{Isaiah 29:5} chaff (Talmud ᵑ7 מוֺצָא, Arabic straw ); — ׳מ absolute Hosea 13:3 6t.; 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 13:8; 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.

I, II. מוֺצָא, [מוֺצָאָה] see יצא.

I. מוּצָק, [מוּצֶ֫קֶת] see יצק.

II. מוּצָק see צוק.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָצַץ (matsats), meaning "to suck" or "to drain."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G892 (ἄχυρον, achyron): Refers to "chaff" in the New Testament, used in a similar metaphorical sense as in the Hebrew Bible.
• G2868 (κονιορτός, koniortos): While primarily meaning "dust," it can be associated with the idea of something insubstantial or easily scattered, akin to chaff.
• G5529 (χνοῦς, chnous): Refers to "chaff" or "husks," used metaphorically to describe that which is worthless or easily blown away.

These Greek terms reflect the continuity of the metaphor from the Hebrew Scriptures into the New Testament, maintaining the imagery of chaff as a symbol of judgment and the ephemeral nature of the ungodly.

Usage: The word מֹץ (mots) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the chaff that is separated from the grain during threshing. It often serves as a metaphor for the wicked or unrighteous, who are considered insubstantial and easily scattered by the wind.

Context: מֹץ (mots) appears in several key passages throughout the Hebrew Bible, often in poetic or prophetic contexts. It is frequently used to illustrate the fate of the wicked in contrast to the righteous. For example, in Psalm 1:4, the wicked are compared to chaff that the wind drives away, highlighting their lack of stability and permanence: "Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind." Similarly, in Isaiah 29:5, the multitude of foes is likened to chaff, emphasizing their ultimate defeat and dispersal: "But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff."

The imagery of chaff is powerful in its depiction of judgment and the transient nature of those who oppose God's will. In the agricultural context of ancient Israel, chaff was a common byproduct of the harvest, easily recognized as the part of the crop that held no value. This metaphor extends to the spiritual realm, where the righteous are seen as the valuable grain, and the wicked as the worthless chaff.

Forms and Transliterations

וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ וּכְמֹ֤ץ וכמץ כְּמֹ֖ץ כְּמֹ֤ץ כְּמֹ֥ץ כְּמֹץ֙ כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ כַּמֹּ֥ץ כמץ kam·mōṣ kammōṣ kamMotz kə·mōṣ kəmōṣ keMotz ū·ḵə·mōṣ ucheMotz ūḵəmōṣ

Englishman's Concordance

Job 21:18
HEB: לִפְנֵי־ ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃
NAS: the wind, And like chaff which the storm
KJV: the wind, and as chaff that the storm
INT: before the wind chaff carries the storm

Psalm 1:4
HEB: כִּ֥י אִם־ כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ
NAS: are not so, But they are like chaff which
KJV: The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind
INT: for but chaff which drives

Psalm 35:5
HEB: יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ ר֑וּחַ
NAS: Let them be like chaff before
KJV: Let them be as chaff before the wind:
INT: them be like chaff before the wind

Isaiah 17:13
HEB: מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק וְרֻדַּ֗ף כְּמֹ֤ץ הָרִים֙ לִפְנֵי־
NAS: And be chased like chaff in the mountains
KJV: and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains
INT: far and be chased chaff the mountains before

Isaiah 29:5
HEB: הֲמ֣וֹן זָרָ֑יִךְ וּכְמֹ֤ץ עֹבֵר֙ הֲמ֣וֹן
NAS: of the ruthless ones like the chaff which blows away;
KJV: of the terrible ones [shall be] as chaff that passeth away:
INT: the multitude of your enemies the chaff blows and the multitude

Isaiah 41:15
HEB: וְתָדֹ֔ק וּגְבָע֖וֹת כַּמֹּ֥ץ תָּשִֽׂים׃
NAS: the hills like chaff.
KJV: and shalt make the hills as chaff.
INT: and pulverize the hills chaff and will make

Hosea 13:3
HEB: מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הֹלֵ֑ךְ כְּמֹץ֙ יְסֹעֵ֣ר מִגֹּ֔רֶן
NAS: disappears, Like chaff which is blown away
KJV: that passeth away, as the chaff [that] is driven with the whirlwind
INT: soon disappears chaff is blown the threshing

Zephaniah 2:2
HEB: לֶ֣דֶת חֹ֔ק כְּמֹ֖ץ עָ֣בַר י֑וֹם
NAS: passes like the chaff-- Before
KJV: pass as the chaff, before
INT: takes the decree the chaff passes the day

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4671
8 Occurrences

kam·mōṣ — 2 Occ.
kə·mōṣ — 4 Occ.
ū·ḵə·mōṣ — 2 Occ.