Strongs Number: H4672
- Hebrew Word
- מָצָא
- Transliteration
- mâtsâʼ
- Phonetic
- maw-tsaw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
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properly to come forth {to} that {is} appear or exist; transitively to {attain} that {is} find or acquire; figuratively to {occur} meet or be present
- BDB Definition
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1. to find, attain to
a. (Qal)
1. to find 1a
b. to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a
c. to find (what is lost) 1a
d. to meet, encounter 1a
e. to find (a condition) 1a
f. to learn, devise
1. to find out 1a
g. to find out 1a
h. to detect 1a
i. to guess
1. to come upon, light upon 1a
j. to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a
k. to hit 1a
l. to befall
m. (Niphal)
1. to be found 1b
n. to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b
o. to appear, be recognised 1b
p. to be discovered, be detected 1b
q. to be gained, be secured
1. to be, be found 1b
r. to be found in 1b
s. to be in the possession of 1b
t. to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b
u. to be left (after war) 1b
v. to be present 1b
w. to prove to be 1b
x. to be found sufficient, be enough
y. (Hiphil)
1. to cause to find, attain
2. to cause to light upon, come upon, come
3. to cause to encounter
4. to present (offering)
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- + be {able} {befall} {being} {catch} X-(idiom) certainly (cause to) come ({on} {to} to {hand}) {deliver} be enough (cause to) find ({-ing} {occasion} {out}) get (hold {upon}) X-(idiom) have ({here}) be {here} {hit} be {left} light (up-) {on} meet ({with}) X-(idiom) occasion {serve} (be) {present} {ready} {speed} {suffice} take hold on.