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out´goÌ„-ing: In , “Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice,†the Hebrew is מוצ×, moÌ„caÌ„'. The word (from yaÌ„caÌ„', “to go forthâ€) refers to the “going forth†of the sun, and so means “east†(as in ). The connection of moÌ„caÌ„' with “evening†is therefore zeugmatic, but the meaning is clear and there are extra-Biblical parallels (compare “the two Orientsâ€). In , the King James Version uses “outgoings†for the Hebrew תּוצ×ות, toÌ„caÌ„'oÌ„th (also from yaÌ„caÌ„'), where the meaning is “extremity†(the Revised Version (British and American) “goings out,†as in , etc.). “Outwent†occurs in the margin of .