מוצא

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־צ־א (y-ts-ʾ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /moˈt͡sa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: מוֹ‧צָא

Noun

מוֹצָא • (motsá) m (plural indefinite מוֹצָאוֹת)

1. origin
2. that which has gone out
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 23:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     מוֹצָא שְׂפָתֶיךָ תִּשְׁמֹר וְעָשִׂיתָ

     That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do

Derived terms

• נְקוּדַת מוֹצָא (n'kudát motsá)

Proper noun

מוֹצָא • (motsá)

1. Motza (a neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Israel)

Further reading

• מוצא on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he