מָצָא

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.

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Every occurrence

181. 1 Samuel 30:11 וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ vai.yim.tze.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

     And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink.

182. 1 Samuel 31:3 וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ vai.yim.tza.'U.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

     And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

183. 1 Samuel 31:8 וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ vai.yim.tze.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

     And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

184. 2 Samuel 3:8 הִמְצִיתִ֖ךָ him.tzi.Ti.kha · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

     Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David; and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

185. 2 Samuel 7:27 מָצָ֤א ma.Tza' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

     For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

186. 2 Samuel 14:22 מָצָ֨אתִי ma.Tza.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

     And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant.

187. 2 Samuel 15:25 אֶמְצָ֥א 'em.Tza' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

     And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:

188. 2 Samuel 16:4 אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

     Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

189. 2 Samuel 17:12 נִמְצָ֣א nim.Tza' · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

     So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one.

190. 2 Samuel 17:13 נִמְצָ֥א nim.Tza' · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

     Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

191. 2 Samuel 17:20 מָצָ֔אוּ ma.Tza.'u · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

     And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

192. 2 Samuel 18:22 מֹצֵֽאת׃ mo.Tzet · An -ing word: causing it

     Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?

193. 2 Samuel 20:6 מָ֥צָא Ma.tza' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

     And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.

194. 1 Kings 1:3 וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ vai.yim.tze.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

     So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

195. 1 Kings 1:52 תִמָּצֵא־ ti.ma.tze'- · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.

196. 1 Kings 11:19 וַיִּמְצָא֙ vai.yim.Tza' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

197. 1 Kings 11:29 וַיִּמְצָ֣א vai.yim.Tza' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

198. 1 Kings 13:14 וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ vai.Yim.tza.'E.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

199. 1 Kings 13:24 וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ vai.yim.tza.'E.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

200. 1 Kings 13:28 וַיִּמְצָ֤א vai.yim.Tza' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.

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