נוֹצָה
nôwtsâh · no-tsaw'
a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage
Lexicon
Derivation: or נֹצָה; feminine active participle of H5327 (נָצָה) in the sense of flying;
a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage
- a pinion (or wing feather)
- often (collectively) plumage
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: feather(-s), ostrich.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › to pursue the straight path › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish that works to pursue the straight path that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נוֹצָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with his feathers1 · 25%
- unto the ostrich1 · 25%
- of feathers1 · 25%
- feathers1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.