מָצָא

ma.tsa · to find

Hebrew · Strong's H4672 · Verb · Sounds like: maw-tsaw' · 455 occurrences

English

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מָצָא 452 vb. attain to, find
Qal
1. find
2. find out
3. = come upon, light upon
4. noteworthy phrases
Niph. pass. of Qal, be found
Hiph.
1. cause to find, attain
2. cause to light upon, come upon, come
3. cause to encounter
4. present unto

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 14:14 הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים ha.nim.tze.'Im · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

  2. 2 Kings 16:8 הַנִּמְצָא֙ ha.nim.Tza' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

  3. 2 Kings 17:4 וַיִּמְצָא֩ vai.yim.Tza' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

  4. 2 Kings 18:15 הַנִּמְצָ֣א ha.nim.Tza' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.

  5. 2 Kings 19:4 הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ ha.nim.tza.'Ah · An -ing word: receiving the action

    It may be Jehovah thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

  6. 2 Kings 19:8 וַיִּמְצָא֙ vai.yim.Tza' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  7. 2 Kings 20:13 נִמְצָ֖א nim.Tza' · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.

  8. 2 Kings 22:8 מָצָ֖אתִי ma.Tza.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

  9. 2 Kings 22:9 הַנִּמְצָ֣א ha.nim.Tza' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

  10. 2 Kings 22:13 הַנִּמְצָ֖א ha.nim.Tza' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

  11. 2 Kings 23:2 הַנִּמְצָ֖א ha.nim.Tza' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Jehovah.

  12. 2 Kings 23:24 מָצָ֛א ma.Tza' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Jehovah.

  13. 2 Kings 25:19 נִמְצְא֣וּ nim.tze.'U · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.

  14. 2 Kings 25:19 הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים ha.nim.tze.'Im · An -ing word: receiving the action

    and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.

  15. 1 Chronicles 4:40 וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ vai.yim.tze.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

  16. 1 Chronicles 4:41 נִמְצְאוּ־ nim.tze.'u- · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

  17. 1 Chronicles 10:3 וַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּ 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 distressed by reason of the archers.

  18. 1 Chronicles 10:8 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 sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

  19. 1 Chronicles 17:25 מָצָ֣א ma.Tza' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.

  20. 1 Chronicles 20:2 וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀ vai.yim.tza.'Ah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

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