Lexical Definition
נוֹצָה nôwtsâh (no-tsaw') plumage H:N-F
or נֹצָה nôtsâh (no-tsaw'); feminine active participle of נָצָה in the sense of flying
feather(-s), ostrich.
- a pinion (or wing feather)
- often (collectively) plumage
1) plumage, feathers
Brown-Driver-Briggs
נוֺצה noun feminine plumage (compare possibly Arabic hair over forehead, fore-lock of horse, Lane3033; see also Assyrian na-aƒ kappe); — of eagle ׳מָלֵא הַגּ Ezek 17:3 (figurative of Nebuch.; + כָּנָף, אֵבֶר); also ׳רַב נ vEzek 17:7 (figurative of king of Egypt; + כָּנָף); of ostrich נֹצָה Job 39:13 (|| כנף, + אֶבְרָה; compare Di Bu). Here belongs probably also בְּנֹצָתָהּ Lev 1:16, read בְּנֹצָתֹה (Dr-WhHpt), בנצתו (⅏), or וְ(אֶתֿ) נֹצָתוֺ (compare Di), its feathers, of bird for burnt-offering; ᵐ5 σὺν τοῖς πτεροῖς, ᵑ9 et plumas; so AV RVm; > with its filth (i.e. of the crop)
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 1:16 |
| Job | 39:13 |
| Ezekiel | 17:3 · 17:7 |