Lexical Summary totsaah: Outcome, end, exit, issue Original Word: תּוֹצָאָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance plenty, strength Or totsaah {to-tsaw-aw'}; from yatsa'; (only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source -- border(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings. see HEBREW yatsa' NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom yatsa Definition an outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape NASB Translation borders (1), ended* (13), escapes (1), exits (1), farthest borders (1), springs (1), termination (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs [תּוֺצָאָה] noun feminine outgoing, extremity, source (?),escape; only plural; chiefly P and late; — absolute תוֺצָאוֺת Psalm 68:21; construct תוֺצְאוֺת Proverbs 4:23 + Joshua 18:19 Qr (Kt תוצאותיו); תּוֺצְאֹת Numbers 34:8; Ezekiel 48:30; תֹּצְאוֺת Joshua 15:4 2t.; suffix תּוֺצְאֹתָיו Numbers 34:4 3t.; תֹּצְאֹתָיו Joshua 15:7 8t. + Joshua 16:3 Qr (Kt תצאתו); תּוֺצְאוֺתָם 1 Chronicles 5:16; — 1 outgoing, extremity of border of territory Joshua 16:3; Joshua 17:18 (both J E), elsewhere P: Numbers 34:4,5,8,9,12; Joshua 15:4,7,11; Joshua 16:8; Joshua 17:9; Joshua 18:12,14,19; Joshua 19:14,22,20,33; outskirts of city Ezekiel 48:20, compare 1 Chronicles 5:16. 2 חַיִּים ׳ת Proverbs 4:23 (? read מוֺצְאוֺת) sources of life. 3 ׳לַמָּוֶת ת Psalm 68:21 escapes from (literally for, i.e. in view of) death. Topical Lexicon Usage Overview The noun תּוֹצָאָה occurs twenty-three times and gathers around two principal ideas: (1) geographical “outgoings,” the terminal points or borders of a territory, and (2) figurative “outgoings,” the flows, exits, or deliverances that proceed from a source. Both nuances announce control—Yahweh defines where things begin and where they must end. Canaanite Boundaries in Numbers and Joshua Numbers 34 (verses 4, 5, 8, 9, 12) and Joshua 15–19 employ the term in the formal description of Israel’s inheritance. Each mention marks a turning-point or endpoint of a tribal border. By recording these fixed “outgoings,” Scripture affirms that the land is not won by Israel’s might but granted by covenant. The repeated formula, “its border shall go out to…,” proclaims a divine deed of gift. Key passages: Inheritance Theology These territorial “outgoings” anchor the Abrahamic promise in verifiable geography. Each boundary stone preaches fidelity: “Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass” (Joshua 21:45). The believer’s inheritance in Christ likewise has secure borders “kept in heaven” (1 Peter 1:4). Pastoral Geography of East Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:16) The Reubenites and Gadites “lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their outskirts”. Here תּוֹצָאָה sets a horizon for pastoral life. Even in dispersion east of the Jordan the Lord hedges His people, providing both grazing land and a limit that guards against overreach. Ministry to scattered congregations still benefits from acknowledging God-given limits and possibilities. Divine Deliverance (Psalm 68:20) “Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.” The plural “deliverances/outgoings” points to repeated, manifold rescues. Every escape route from danger to life is an “outgoing” supplied by the Covenant King. Salvation history culminates in the ultimate exit—the empty tomb (Matthew 28:6). The Wellspring of the Heart (Proverbs 4:23) “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.” The internal life possesses “outgoings” that shape conduct. As borders were surveyed in Joshua, so the believer surveys the affections, guarding against infiltration while ensuring that all moral rivers run clear. Spiritual formation therefore involves cartography of the inner man. Eschatological Gates (Ezekiel 48:30) “These will be the exits of the city…” Ezekiel’s visionary Jerusalem has precise “outgoings,” symbolizing ordered, unassailable peace. The twelve gates call each tribe home, forecasting Revelation 21:12. The term thus stretches from the wilderness march to the new creation, stitching redemptive history together. Doctrinal and Ministry Reflections 1. Providence: Borders testify that history and geography bow to God’s decree (Acts 17:26). Christological Foreshadowing Jesus embodies every dimension of תּוֹצָאָה: Homiletical and Discipleship Applications • Map Personal Borders: Identify moral non-negotiables; pray Joshua-style for grace to keep them. The varied occurrences of תּוֹצָאָה weave a single testimony: from the lines drawn in the desert to the springs of the heart and the gates of the future city, the LORD determines and blesses every outgoing of His people. Forms and Transliterations תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יו תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יו תֹּצְא֥וֹת תֹֽצְאֹתָ֗יו תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו תֹצְאֹתָ֛יו תֹּצְאֹ֣ות תּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יו תּוֹצְא֥וֹת תּוֹצְאֹ֣ת תּוֹצְאֹ֥ת תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃ תּוֹצָאֽוֹת׃ תוֹצְאֹתָ֖יו תוצאות תוצאות׃ תוצאותם׃ תוצאת תוצאתיו תצאות תצאתיו tō·ṣə·’ō·ṯāw ṯō·ṣə·’ō·ṯāw tō·ṣə·’ō·wṯ tō·w·ṣā·’ō·wṯ tō·wṣ·’ō·ṯāw ṯō·wṣ·’ō·ṯāw tō·wṣ·’ō·w·ṯām tō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ tō·wṣ·’ōṯ tōṣə’ōṯāw ṯōṣə’ōṯāw tōṣə’ōwṯ totzaot totzeot totzeoTav totzOt totzoTam totzoTav tōwṣ’ōṯ tōwṣ’ōṯāw ṯōwṣ’ōṯāw tōwṣ’ōwṯ tōwṣ’ōwṯām tōwṣā’ōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 34:4 HEB: (וְהָיוּ֙ ק) תּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יו מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ NAS: to Zin, and its termination shall be to the south KJV: to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south INT: to Zin become termination the south of Kadesh-barnea Numbers 34:5 Numbers 34:8 Numbers 34:9 Numbers 34:12 Joshua 15:4 Joshua 15:7 Joshua 15:11 Joshua 16:3 Joshua 16:8 Joshua 17:9 Joshua 17:18 Joshua 18:12 Joshua 18:14 Joshua 18:19 Joshua 19:14 Joshua 19:22 Joshua 19:29 Joshua 19:33 1 Chronicles 5:16 Psalm 68:20 Proverbs 4:23 Ezekiel 48:30 23 Occurrences |
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