The meaning of “חוּץ”
Understanding chûwts reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) חֻץ chuts (khoots); (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever abroad, fiel...
חוּץ
or (shortened) חֻץ chuts (khoots); (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without. - properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors 1) outside, outward, street, the outside
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 24:29 | “And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.” Word: חוּץ (chûwts) | |
| Joshua 6:23 | “And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.” Word: חוּץ (chûwts) | |
| 2 Kings 23:4 | “And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth–el.” Word: חוּץ (chûwts) | |
| Psalms 41:6 | “And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.” Word: חוּץ (chûwts) | |
| Jeremiah 21:4 | “Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.” Word: חוּץ (chûwts) |
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