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In the Bible, "mots" is often used metaphorically to describe something that is worthless, insubstantial, or easily blown away by the wind. It contrasts with the solid and valuable grain, symbolizing the difference between the righteous and the wicked.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient agrarian societies, threshing was a common practice where grain was separated from chaff. This process involved spreading the harvested grain on a threshing floor and using tools or animals to crush it, allowing the wind to blow away the lighter chaff. The imagery of chaff being blown away was a powerful metaphor in the Hebrew Bible, illustrating the fate of the wicked as opposed to the stability and value of the righteous.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מוֺץ</font>], <font class="hebrew2">מֹץ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Isaiah 29:5</sup> <font size="+1"><b>chaff</b></font> (Talmud <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">מוֺצָא</font>, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb055801.gif"> <em>straw</em> ); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/hosea/13-3.htm">Hosea 13:3</a> 6t.; construct <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a>; — <em>chaff</em>, always as driven by wind, and always with <font class="hebrew2">כְּ</font>, in simile; of wicked <a href="/interlinear/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">רוּחַ תֶּבֶן לִפְנֵי</font>), compare <a href="/interlinear/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-5.htm">Psalm 35:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/13-8.htm">Hosea 13:8</a>; of hostile nations <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a> (<font class="hebrew2">הָרִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font>), <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-5.htm">Isaiah 29:5</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אָבָק דַּךְ</font>); hyperb. of Judah's power, <font class="hebrew2">גְּבָעוֺת כַּמֹץ תָּשִׂים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/41-16.htm">Isaiah 41:16</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הָרִים וְתָדֹק תָּדוּשׁ</font>); of passing time, <font class="hebrew2">יוֺם</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-2.htm">Zephaniah 2:2</a>. <p>I, II. <font class="hebrew2">מוֺצָא</font>, [<font class="hebrew2">מוֺצָאָה</font>] see <font class="hebrew2">יצא</font>.<p>I. <font class="hebrew2">מוּצָק</font>, [<font class="hebrew2">מוּצֶ֫קֶת</font>] see <font class="hebrew2">יצק</font>. <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">מוּצָק</font> see <font class="hebrew2">צוק</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>chaff <p>Or mowts (Zephaniah 2:2) {motes}; from <a href="/hebrew/4160.htm">muwts</a>; chaff (as pressed out, i.e. Winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) -- chaff. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4160.htm">muwts</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ וּכְמֹ֤ץ וכמץ כְּמֹ֖ץ כְּמֹ֤ץ כְּמֹ֥ץ כְּמֹץ֙ כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ כַּמֹּ֥ץ כמץ kam·mōṣ kammōṣ kamMotz kə·mōṣ kəmōṣ keMotz ū·ḵə·mōṣ ucheMotz ūḵəmōṣ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/21-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 21:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִפְנֵי־ ר֑וּחַ <b> וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ </b> גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the wind, <span class="itali">And like chaff</span> which the storm<br><a href="/kjvs/job/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wind, <span class="itali">and as chaff</span> that the storm<br><a href="/interlinear/job/21-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before the wind <span class="itali">chaff</span> carries the storm<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 1:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֥י אִם־ <b> כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ </b> אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are not so, <span class="itali">But they are like chaff</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The ungodly <span class="itali">[are] not so: but [are] like the chaff</span> which the wind<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for but <span class="itali">chaff</span> which drives<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/35-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 35:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יִֽהְי֗וּ <b> כְּמֹ֥ץ </b> לִפְנֵי־ ר֑וּחַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Let them be like chaff</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Let them be as chaff</span> before the wind:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them be like <span class="itali">chaff</span> before the wind<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 17:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק וְרֻדַּ֗ף <b> כְּמֹ֤ץ </b> הָרִים֙ לִפְנֵי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And be chased <span class="itali">like chaff</span> in the mountains<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and shall be chased <span class="itali">as the chaff</span> of the mountains<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> far and be chased <span class="itali">chaff</span> the mountains before<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/29-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 29:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֲמ֣וֹן זָרָ֑יִךְ <b> וּכְמֹ֤ץ </b> עֹבֵר֙ הֲמ֣וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the ruthless ones <span class="itali">like the chaff</span> which blows away;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the terrible ones <span class="itali">[shall be] as chaff</span> that passeth away:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the multitude of your enemies <span class="itali">the chaff</span> blows and the multitude<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 41:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְתָדֹ֔ק וּגְבָע֖וֹת <b> כַּמֹּ֥ץ </b> תָּשִֽׂים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the hills <span class="itali">like chaff.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and shalt make the hills <span class="itali">as chaff.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and pulverize the hills <span class="itali">chaff</span> and will make<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 13:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הֹלֵ֑ךְ <b> כְּמֹץ֙ </b> יְסֹעֵ֣ר מִגֹּ֔רֶן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> disappears, <span class="itali">Like chaff</span> which is blown away<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that passeth away, <span class="itali">as the chaff</span> [that] is driven with the whirlwind<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> soon disappears <span class="itali">chaff</span> is blown the threshing<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 2:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֶ֣דֶת חֹ֔ק <b> כְּמֹ֖ץ </b> עָ֣בַר י֑וֹם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> passes <span class="itali">like the chaff--</span> Before<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> pass <span class="itali">as the chaff,</span> before<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> takes the decree <span class="itali">the chaff</span> passes the day<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4671.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4671.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4671<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kammotz_4671.htm">kam·mōṣ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a 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