Lexicon
נוֹצָה
no.tsah
H5133
H:N-F Hebrew

plumage

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

no.tsah denotes the feather covering associated with birds, including eagles, an ostrich, and a sacrificial bird.

The term is used for the feather covering of birds: it describes great eagles in Ezekiel 17:3 and Ezekiel 17:7, occurs in the comparison involving the ostrich and stork in Job 39:13, and names what is removed with a bird's crop in Leviticus 1:16.

Senses in use

  1. Feather covering of birds · dominant

    All four occurrences show the noun in connection with birds or bird imagery. In Ezekiel 17:3 and Ezekiel 17:7, the feminine singular absolute form describes great eagles; in Job 39:13 the same form occurs in the ostrich-and-stork comparison; and in Leviticus 1:16 the feminine singular construct form is part of what is removed with a bird's crop. The APB renders these clauses with “plumage.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “plumage” in each supplied verse: for the eagles in Ezekiel 17:3 and Ezekiel 17:7, in the bird comparison of Job 39:13, and with the crop in Leviticus 1:16. This reflects the clauses' presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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