Motz (מוץ) means chaff in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֹץ גם מוֹץ
motz
noun · masculine
In English
chaff
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Motz.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הקליפות שעוטפות את גרעיני הדגן.
לֹא כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים כִּי אִם כַּמֹּץ אֲשֶׁר תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רוּחַ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Motz is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֹץ גם מוֹץ
- Written without vowel points
- מוץ
- Said
- motz
- Root
- מ־ו־צ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- מוֹצִים
- Inflections
- ר' מוֹצִים
- Gematria
- 136
This is how Motz is said in other languages.
- English
- chaff
The word Motz is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמוץ לפני רוח
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The word Motz comes from the root מ־ו־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Motz in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Motz.
What does Motz (מוץ) mean in Hebrew?
Motz (מוץ) means chaff. It is said motz, with the stress on motz.
Is Motz (מוץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Motz (מוץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מוֹצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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