מָצָא

ma.tsa · to find

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

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. Nehemiah 7:64 נִמְצָ֑א nim.Tza' · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

  2. Nehemiah 8:14 וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּ vai.yim.tze.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;

  3. Nehemiah 9:8 וּמָצָ֣אתָ u.ma.Tza.ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous.

  4. Nehemiah 9:32 מְ֠צָאַתְנוּ Me.tza.'at.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

  5. Nehemiah 13:1 וְנִמְצָא֙ ve.nim.Tza' · An action: receiving the action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever,

  6. Esther 1:5 הַנִּמְצְאִים֩ ha.nim.tze.'Im · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.

  7. Esther 2:23 וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א vai.yi.ma.Tze' · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

  8. Esther 4:16 הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים ha.nim.tze.'Im · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

  9. Esther 5:8 מָצָ֨אתִי ma.Tza.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said.

  10. Esther 6:2 וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א vai.yi.ma.Tze' · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

  11. Esther 7:3 מָצָ֨אתִי ma.Tza.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

  12. Esther 8:5 מָצָ֧אתִי ma.Tza.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces:

  13. Esther 8:6 יִמְצָ֣א yim.Tza' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

  14. Job 3:22 יִמְצְאוּ־ yim.tze.'u- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?

  15. Job 11:7 תִּמְצָ֑א tim.Tza' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

  16. Job 11:7 תִּמְצָֽא׃ tim.Tza' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

  17. Job 17:10 אֶמְצָ֖א 'em.Tza' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.

  18. Job 19:28 נִמְצָא־ nim.tza'- · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;

  19. Job 20:8 יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ yim.tza.'U.hu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

  20. Job 23:3 וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ ve.'em.tza.'E.hu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

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