Origin in Hebrew is מוֹצָא (motsá).
It can also be said מקור or ראשית, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
origin
/ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ /ˈɒɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for origin as a noun.
beginning of something
- מוֹצָאמוצאmotsámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מָקוֹרמקורmakórmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
source of a river, information, goods, etc.
- מָקוֹרמקורmakórmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect
- רֵאשִׁיתראשיתreshítfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
ancestry
- מוֹצָאמוצאmotzámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word מוֹצָא.
- Written with vowel points
- מוֹצָא
- Written without vowel points
- מוצא
- Said
- motsá
- Plural
- מוֹצָאוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- origin, that which has gone out
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מוצא, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with origin.
These words come before and after origin in the list.
These are the questions people ask about origin in Hebrew.
How do you say origin in Hebrew?
origin in Hebrew is מוֹצָא, said motsá. Without vowel points it is written מוצא. Its plural is מוֹצָאוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for origin?
Besides מוצא, origin can be said מָקוֹר (makór) or רֵאשִׁית (reshít), depending on the meaning.
Is מוצא masculine or feminine?
The word מוצא is masculine.
What else does מוצא mean in English?
Besides origin, מוצא can mean that which has gone out.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry origin and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.