mo.tsa denotes a source or outlet, and also what goes forth in travel or speech.

The attested uses most often concern a physical source or outlet, especially of water and of building access. Other occurrences place it in clauses about a point of departure or going forth, while several concern words, vows, or statements proceeding from the mouth or lips.

1. Water sources and physical outlets · dominant

   In 2 Chronicles 32:30, the singular construct form occurs with the upper outlet of Gihon's waters; the APB renders the clause "closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon." Plural construct forms occur among the exits and entrances of the house in Ezekiel 42:11 and Ezekiel 43:11, while Isaiah 41:18 and Psalm 107:35 place the forms in descriptions of springs and water in dry land.

   2 Chronicles 32:302 Kings 2:21Ezekiel 42:11Ezekiel 43:11Isaiah 41:18Psalm 107:35
2. Point of departure or going forth · common

   In 1 Kings 10:28, the singular construct form is used in the clause about the source of Solomon's horses, which the APB presents as horses imported from Egypt and Kue. Daniel 9:25 places the same form in the clause "the going forth of the word," while Ezekiel 12:4 uses a plural construct form in the scene of departures into captivity.

   1 Kings 10:282 Samuel 3:25Daniel 9:25Ezekiel 12:4Hosea 6:3Numbers 33:2
3. What proceeds in speech or oath · common

   In Deuteronomy 8:3, the singular construct form stands in the clause about every word proceeding from the mouth of the LORD. Jeremiah 17:16 similarly places it with what came out of the speaker's lips; Numbers 30:13 and Psalm 89:35 occur in clauses concerning vows and sworn speech.

   Deuteronomy 8:3Jeremiah 17:16Numbers 30:13Psalm 89:35

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with varied wording, including "source," "outlet," "exit," "springs," "going forth," and "departures." It also describes words emerging from a mouth or lips, but these renderings reflect whole clauses rather than definitions.