an exit, or an exodus? well, both
יציאה
The Hebrew root י.צ.א (y.ts.a) carries the concept of leaving or exiting.
יְצִיאָה (ye-tsee-AH) most often refers to an exit, such as in this photo:
But יציאה also refers to an exodus, such as יְצִיאַת מִצְרָיִם (ye-tsee-AHT meets-RAH-yeem – Egypt). Likewise, those who exited a particular land on their way to the Land of Israel are called יוֹצְאִים (yoh-ts-EEM), such as יוֹצְאֵי הוּנְגַרִיָה (yohts-AY hoon-GAH-ree-yah – Hungary) and יוֹצְאֵי אֶתְיוֹפִּיָה (yohts-AY et-YOH-pee-yah – Ethiopia).
