Jeremiah 17:16:11Jer.17.16.W11TAB
מוֹצָ֣א
motsa
“going out, utterance”
- Transliteration
- mo-TSA
- Extended
- moh-TSAA
- IPA
- /moːˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- going out, utterance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
mo-TSA se-fa-TAI
- clause
mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
- sentence
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
Exegesis
The nominal clause motza sefatay haya {מוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי הָיָה | mōṣāʾ s̆əp̄āṯay hāyâ} ‘what issued from my lips was’ focuses on verbal accountability, and the prepositional phrase nokhach panekha {נֹכַח פָּנֶיךָ | nôḵaḥ pāneḵā} ‘before Your face’ underscores transparency before God. The structure mirrors Hebrew word order to preserve Jeremiah’s emphasis on integrity.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–tsade–aleph
“to go out”
In context — Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I did not hasten away from shepherding to follow You , and I did not desire the woeful day; You know it—whatever issued from my lips was before Your face .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 17:16, so the Hebrew word מוֹצָ֣א (motsa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.17.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W11.S1) and character.