Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
chaff
Usage: 1) chaff 1a) always as driven by wind
Strong's Number
H4671
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H4671 Quick Answer
Strong's H4671 מוֹץ מוֹץ (mots) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mots (motes) (or mowts (Zephaniah 2) n-m. 1. chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) [from H4160] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include chaff. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mots (motes) (or mowts (Zephaniah 2) n-m. 1. chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) [from H4160]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- chaff
Meaning and Definition
mots (motes) (or mowts (Zephaniah 2) n-m. 1. chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) [from H4160] KJV: chaff. Root(s): H4160
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4671. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4671 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mots, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
chaff
Job 21:18
8×
How Strong's H4671 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4671 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4671 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4671.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4671, grouped by book.
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4671 FAQ
What does mots (מֹץ) mean?
Mots (Strong's H4671) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "chaff". mots (motes) (or mowts (Zephaniah 2) n-m. 1. chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) [from H4160]
How many times is mots (מֹץ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H4671 across 5 books.
Where can I study mots (מֹץ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4671 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mots (מֹץ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as chaff. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.