What does בֵּיצָה mean in the Bible?
בֵּיצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an egg (from its whiteness)".
Hebrew · H1000
בֵּיצָה
An egg (from its whiteness)
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בֵּיצָהH1000
What does בֵּיצָה mean in the Bible?
בֵּיצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an egg (from its whiteness)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1000?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include eggs (3), her eggs (1), the eggs (1), their eggs (1).
Where does בֵּיצָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 22:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Deuteronomy (2), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Iteggs3×Deuteronomy 22:6, Isaiah 10:14
her eggs1×Job 39:14
the eggs1×Isaiah 59:5
their eggs1×Isaiah 59:5
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 22:6בֵיצִ֔יםtoeggsNoun - feminine pluralDeuteronomy 22:6הַבֵּיצִ֑יםtoeggsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralJob 39:14בֵּצֶ֑יהָtoher eggsNoun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularIsaiah 10:14בֵּיצִ֣יםtoeggsNoun - feminine pluralIsaiah 59:5בֵּיצֵ֤יtothe eggsNoun - feminine plural constructIsaiah 59:5מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙totheir eggsPreposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 22:6
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Deuteronomy2Job1Isaiah3
Source forms
בֵּיצֵ֤י1xbê·ṣêIsaiah 59:5
בֵיצִ֔ים1xḇê·ṣîmDeuteronomy 22:6
בֵּיצִ֣ים1xbê·ṣîmIsaiah 10:14
בֵּצֶ֑יהָ1xbê·ṣe·hāJob 39:14
הַבֵּיצִ֑ים1xhab·bê·ṣîmDeuteronomy 22:6
מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙1xmib·bê·ṣê·hemIsaiah 59:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural2xDeuteronomy 22:6, Isaiah 10:14
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xDeuteronomy 22:6
Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 59:5
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xJob 39:14
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 59:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an egg (from its whiteness)
Source Gloss
an egg (from its whiteness)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an egg (from its whiteness) BDB: egg Usage: egg.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּיצָה is built from this root:
בּוּץH948