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Lexicon :: Strong's H4672 - māṣā'

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מָצָא
Transliteration
māṣā'
Pronunciation
maw-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1231

Strong’s Definitions

מָצָא mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'; 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:— be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 456x

The KJV translates Strong's H4672 in the following manner: find (359x), present (20x), find out (20x), come (8x), meet (5x), befall (5x), get (4x), suffice (3x), deliver (2x), hit (2x), left (2x), hold (2x), miscellaneous (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 456x
The KJV translates Strong's H4672 in the following manner: find (359x), present (20x), find out (20x), come (8x), meet (5x), befall (5x), get (4x), suffice (3x), deliver (2x), hit (2x), left (2x), hold (2x), miscellaneous (24x).
  1. to find, attain to

    1. (Qal)

      1. to find

        1. to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)

        2. to find (what is lost)

        3. to meet, encounter

        4. to find (a condition)

        5. to learn, devise

      2. to find out

        1. to find out

        2. to detect

        3. to guess

      3. to come upon, light upon

        1. to happen upon, meet, fall in with

        2. to hit

        3. to befall

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be found

        1. to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered

        2. to appear, be recognised

        3. to be discovered, be detected

        4. to be gained, be secured

      2. to be, be found

        1. to be found in

        2. to be in the possession of

        3. to be found in (a place), happen to be

        4. to be left (after war)

        5. to be present

        6. to prove to be

        7. to be found sufficient, be enough

    3. (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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָצָא mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'; 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:— be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
STRONGS H4672: Abbreviations
מָצָא 452 verb attain to, find (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian maṣû, DlHWB 421, Ethiopic bdb059201 come, arrive; Aramaic [bdb059202 find], Passive participle bdb059203 able, powerful, and derivatives; compare NöZMG xl 1886, 736 Dr1 Samuel 23:17); —
Qal Perfect מ׳ Genesis 2:20 +, suffix מְצָאוֺ Job 31:29, 3rd person feminine singular מָֽצְאָה Genesis 8:9 +, suffix מְצָאַתְנוּ Judges 6:13; Nehemiah 9:32, מְצָאָ֫תַם Exodus 18:18; 2nd person masculine singular מָצָאתָ Genesis 31:37 +; 1st person singular מָצָאתִי Genesis 18:3 +, מָצָתִי Numbers 11:11, suffix מְצָאתִיו Songs 3:1, 2, מְצָאתִיהוּ Songs 5:6; 3rd person plural מָֽצְאוּ Judges 21:14 +; suffix מְצָאנֻהוּ Job 37:23, etc.; Imperfect יִמְצָא 1 Samuel 24:20 +, 3rd person feminine singular תִּמְצָא 1 Samuel 1:18 +; 3rd person masculine plural יִמְצְאוּ Judges 5:30 +, suffix יִמְצָאֻהוּ Job 20:8 יִמְצָאֻנְנִי Proverbs 1:28; Proverbs 8:17, יִמְצָאוּנְהָ Jeremiah 2:24; 3rd person feminine plural תִּמְצֶאןָ Deuteronomy 31:21 etc.; Imperative מְצָא 1 Samuel 20:21, 36, וּמְצָאֿ Proverbs 3:4; masculine plural מִצְאוּ Jeremiah 6:16; feminine plural וּמְצֶאןָ Ruth 1:9; Infinitive מְצאֹ, מְצוֺא Psalm 32:6; Genesis 19:11 +, suffix בְּמֹצַאֲכֶם Genesis 32:20 [= מָצְאֲכֶם Ges§ 74, 3, R. 2]; Participle מוֺצֵא Psalm 119:162, מוֺצֶה Ecclesiastes 7:26, suffix מֹצְאִי Genesis 4:14; Proverbs 8:35; feminine singular absolute מֹצֵאת 2 Samuel 18:22, מוֺצֵאת Songs 8:10; masculine plural מֹצְאִים Numbers 15:33, construct מֹצְאֵי Proverbs 8:9; feminine plural absolute מֹצְאוֺת Joshua 2:23, etc.; —
1. find:
a. thing sought, with accusative of thing, straw Exodus 5:11 (J), water Genesis 26:32 (J), compare Genesis 26:19, Exodus 15:22 (J), grass 1 Kings 18:5, help, consort, Genesis 2:20 (J), compare Proverbs 18:22 +; with idea of attaining to, arriving at, a resting-place Genesis 8:9 (J) Isaiah 34:14 compare בַּיִת מָֽצְאָה צִפּוֹר Psalm 84:4; Jeremiah 45:3; Lamentations 1:3; of marriage Ruth 1:9; of finding place for temple Psalm 132:5; figurative וּמִצְאוּ מַרְגּוֺעַ לְנַפְשְׁכֶם Jeremiah 6:16 and find quiet for yourselves; find grave Job 3:22; reach cities 2 Samuel 20:6 (where read יִמְצָא Vrss Th Dr Kit Bu), compare Psalm 107:4; find = secure prey, booty, plunder Genesis 27:20 (J), Judges 5:30; Judges 21:12; 1 Samuel 14:30 compare 2 Chronicles 20:25; Proverbs 1:13; Psalm 119:162; of securing gain Hosea 12:9 (+ לִי; || עשׁר), Job 31:25; so perhaps also absolute בְּשׂוֺרָה מֹצֵאת אֵין 2 Samuel 18:22 there is no news securing i.e. such as to bring you a reward (compare Th Dr; but text dubious); secure as crop Genesis 26:12 (J), compare Ecclesiastes 11:1; = acquire, get wounds and dishonour Proverbs 6:33; חֵן בְּעֵינֵי פ׳ מ׳ find (= gain, secure) favour in the eyes of any one: of י׳, † Genesis 6:8; Exodus 33:12, 13 (twice in verse); Exodus 33:16, 17; Exodus 34:9 (all J), Numbers 11:11, 15 (JE), Judges 6:17; 2 Samuel 15:25; oftener of men Genesis 18:3; Genesis 19:19; Genesis 30:27; Genesis 32:6 [Genesis 32:5 + 8 times Genesis (all J), Numbers 32:5 (JE), Deuteronomy 24:1; 1 Samuel 1:18 + 7 times Samuel; 1 Kings 11:19; Ruth 2:2, 10, 13; Esther 5:8; Esther 7:3; חֵן לִפְנֵי פ׳ מ׳Esther 8:5; אָז הָיִתִי בְעֵינָיו כְּמוֺצֵאת שָׁלָוֺםSongs 8:10; absolute מָצָא חֵןJeremiah 31:2; Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 28:23†: = seek and find 1 Samuel 20:21 (arrows), so 1 Samuel 20:36; figurative of grounds of accusation Job 33:10 he succeeds in finding; so also Isaiah 58:3, 13; find knowledge of God Proverbs 2:5; compare Proverbs 8:9, word of י׳ Amos 8:12, words of wisdom Proverbs 4:22, wisdom Job 32:13; Proverbs 24:14 (see also below); ransom Job 33:24; life Proverbs 8:35 (Qr מָצָא; > Kt מצאי, i.e. מֹצְאֵי De Str Wild), Proverbs 21:21; with accusative of person Genesis 18:26, 28, 30 (J), Genesis 41:38 (E), 1 Samuel 9:13 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 1:3; 1 Kings 13:14 compare 1 Kings 13:28, +; of pursuit Joshua 2:22 (J); find י׳Hosea 5:6; Deuteronomy 4:29; Jeremiah 29:13; Job 23:3; Psalm 32:6 + Hosea 6:3 (read כֵן נִמְצָאֵהוּ כְּשַׁחֲרֵנוּ, for MT כְּשַׁחַר נָכוָֺן מֹצָאוֺ GieBeitr. z. Jes. Krit. 208 We Now); so possibly also (object omitted) Jeremiah 10:18 (so Gf.; Vulgate Or read Niph.; Gie יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּ), (Job 37:23; 11:7 (twice in verse) see below); find wisdom (personified) Proverbs 1:28; Proverbs 8:17, 35; compare Proverbs 3:13.
b. what is lost, missed, with accusative of thing, Genesis 31:32, 33, 34, 35, 37 (E), 1 Samuel 9:4 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 22:3; Leviticus 5:22; Leviticus 5:23 (P), Genesis 36:24 (P) +; הַפָּ֑תַח לִמְצֹא וַיִּלְאוּ Genesis 19:11 and they grew weary in finding the door; find a word (to say) Nehemiah 5:8; Ecclesiastes 12:10, answer Job 32:3, vision from י׳ Lamentations 2:9; with accusative of person Genesis 38:20, 22, 23 (J), 2 Samuel 17:20; 1 Kings 18:10, 12; 1 Kings 21:20 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 2:17; Ezekiel 22:30; Proverbs 7:15; Songs 3:1, 2, 4; Songs 5:6 +.
c. meet, encounter, with accusative of person (one expected), Genesis 32:20 (E), 2 Kings 9:21; Jeremiah 41:12; 2 Chronicles 20:16 compare also Numbers 35:27 (P).
d. find a condition, find one in a situation; לָהּ בְּתוּלִים וְלֹא מ׳ Deuteronomy 22:14 compare Deuteronomy 22:17; Deuteronomy 24:1; אֶתמֶֿלָךְ ֗֗֗ נִלְחָם וַיִּמ׳ 2 Kings 19:8 and he found the king of Assyria warring against Lachish = Isaiah 37:8; אֶתלְֿבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן וּמ׳ Nehemiah 9:8; כָּתוּב בספר מ׳ Nehemiah 7:5; Nehemiah 8:14; especially late, 1 Chronicles 20:2; 2 Chronicles 25:5; Daniel 1:20; Daniel 7:26.
e. = learn, devise Ecclesiastes 7:27 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 7:29.
f. = experience sorrow Psalm 116:3, compare Ecclesiastes 7:14.
2. find out:
a. find out thoroughly, explore: object God Job 11:7 (twice in verse); Job 37:23; God's works Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ecclesiastes 8:17 (3 times in verse), compare Ecclesiastes 7:24.
†b. = detect sin, crime, usually in (ב) one, 2 Kings 17:4; 1 Samuel 29:3, 6, 8; Hosea 12:9; כְּיָדִי מְאוּמָה לֹא מ׳ 1 Samuel 12:5; detect evil in God Jeremiah 2:5; subject God Jeremiah 2:34; Jeremiah 23:11; עֲוֺן עֲבָדֶיךָ מ׳ Genesis 44:16 (J), compare Psalm 36:3; absolute Psalm 10:15; Psalm 17:3†.
c. = guess, solve riddle Judges 14:12, 18 compare Proverbs 8:12.
3. = come upon, light upon:
a. often unexpectedly = happen upon, with accusative of thing, money Genesis 44:8 (J), book 2 Kings 22:8; 2 Kings 23:24 2 Chronicles 34:14, 15, compare Nehemiah 7:5; honey Proverbs 25:16, ship Jonah 1:3; a plain Genesis 11:2 (J), jawbone Judges 15:15; ark of י׳ Psalm 132:6 (according to some, but dubious; Bae proposes הוֺצֵאנוּהָ); indefinite Ezekiel 3:1 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co); with accusative of person = meet, fall in with Genesis 4:14, 15 compare Jeremiah 50:7; Genesis 37:15, 17 (all J), 1 Samuel 9:11; 1 Samuel 30:11; Deuteronomy 22:23, 25, 27, 28; 1 Kings 13:24; 1 Kings 20:36; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 10:13, 15; Songs 3:3; Songs 5:7, 8; Songs 8:1; come upon = discover, Numbers 15:22, 33; of י׳ meeting (finding) Israel in desert Hosea 9:10; compare Hosea 12:5; Deuteronomy 32:10; angel finding Hagar Genesis 16:7 (J); י׳ finding David Psalm 89:21.
b. hit, with accusative of person, subject bowmen 1 Samuel 31:3 = 1 Chronicles 10:3; subject axe Deuteronomy 19:5.
c. subject hand Isaiah 10:14 (figurative, in metaphor, of reaching nests), compare Isaiah 10:10, 1 Samuel 23:17 (of Saul's taking David), Psalm 21:9 (followed by לְ), Psalm 21:9 (with accusative); לַעֲשׂוֺת יָֽדְךָ תִּמְצָא אֲשֶׁר כֹּל Ecclesiastes 9:10; sin (i.e. its punishment) will light upon you Numbers 32:23.
† d. † subject fire, קֹצִים כִּי תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָֽצְאָה Exodus 22:5 (E).
† e. befal, with accusative of person Joshua 2:23 (JE); of evil Genesis 44:34 (J), Deuteronomy 4:30; Deuteronomy 31:17 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 31:21; Judges 6:13; 2 Kings 7:9; Job 31:29; Psalm 116:3; Psalm 119:143; Esther 8:6; subject תְּלָאָה Exodus 18:8 (E), Numbers 20:14 (JE), Nehemiah 9:32†.
4. noteworthy phrases are: יָדֶ֑ךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּמ׳ Judges 9:33 according to what thy hand findeth, i.e. as the occasion may demand, so 1 Samuel 10:7 (with accusative; compare Ecclesiastes 9:10 3c); but Eccl 25:8 = what thou chancest to have, compare כְלִי זָהָב אֲשֶׁר מ׳ Numbers 31:50 (P); וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻהוּ Job 20:8 = and he shall not be, shall no longer exist, compare Isaiah 41:12; Ecclesiastes 9:15 they found in it = there happened to be in it; לְהִתְפַּלֵּל אֶתלִֿבּוֺ מ׳ 2 Samuel 7:27 he found the heart (took courage) to pray = 1 Chronicles 17:25 (omit אתלֿבו, perhaps ancient textual error); לֹא מָֽצְאוּ יְדֵיהֶם Psalm 76:6 they did not find their hands, were not able to use them, were paralyzed; חַיַּת יָדֵךְ מָצָאתְ Isaiah 57:10experience renewal of thy strength (compare I. חַיָּה above CheComm.; for other interpretations of ח׳, ידך, see Ew Di Du CheHpt); כְּדֵי נְאֻלָּתוֺ וּמָצָא Leviticus 25:26 = and he find (that he has) enough for its redemption (compare דַּי), so דֵּי הָשִׁיב מָֽצְאָה יָדוֺ Leviticus 25:28, יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה תִּמ׳ Leviticus 12:8 (compare תַּגִּיעַ Leviticus 5:7); without דַּי, וְלֹא מָֽצְאוּ לָהֶם כֵּן Judges 21:14and they (the Israelites) did not find enough for them, even so (compare GFM); also וּמָצָא לָהֶם Numbers 11:22 (twice in verse) (JE) and so one find (= there be found) enough for them (compare Niph. Joshua 17:16; Zechariah 10:10).
Niph. Perfect נִמְצָא 1 Samuel 13:22 +; 3rd person feminine singular נמצאה Jeremiah 48:27 Kt Gf; < נִמְצָא Qr Gie; 2nd person feminine singular נִמְצֵאת Jeremiah 50:24; 1st person singular נִמְצֵאתִי Isaiah 65:1, וְנִמְצֵאתִי consecutive Jeremiah 29:14; 3rd person plural נִמְצְאוּ Deuteronomy 22:30 +, הַנִּמְצְאוּ 1 Chronicles 29:17 (הַּ = rel., compare DaSynt. § 22 R. 4Synt. § 52); Imperfect יִמָּצֵא Genesis 44:9 +; 3rd person feminine singular תִּמָּצֵא Exodus 22:3 +; 2nd person feminine singular תִּֽֽֽמּצְאִי Ezekiel 26:21; 3rd person masculine plural יִֽֽֽמּצְאוּן Genesis 18:29, 30, 31, 32, וַיִּמָּֽצְאוּ 1 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 4:16; 3rd person feminine plural תִּמָּצֶ֑אינָה Jeremiah 50:20; Infinitive הִמָּצֵא Exodus 22:3 (= Infinitive absolute compare BaNB 74), suffix הִמָּֽצְאוֺ Isaiah 55:6; Participle נִמְצָא Judges 20:48 +, feminine singular נִמְצָאָ֑ה 2 Kings 19:4 = Isaiah 37:4; plural נִמְצְאִים 1 Samuel 13:15 + 11 times; נִמְצָאִים only Ezra 8:25; suffix 2nd person feminine singular נִמְצָאַיִךְ Isaiah 22:3; נִמְצָאוֺת Genesis 19:15; Judges 20:48; — passive of Qal, be found:
1.
a. of a thing lost (asses) 1 Samuel 9:20; 1 Samuel 10:2, 16; stolen Genesis 44:9, 10, 12, 16, 17 (J); Exodus 21:16 (all with בְּיַד); sought, wisdom Job 28:12, 13; Proverbs 10:13
b. of thing found unexpectedly, book 2 Kings 22:13; 2 Kings 23:2 2 Chronicles 34:21, 30; of corpse Deuteronomy 21:1.
c. = be lighted upon, encountered; of breaches in temple 2 Kings 12:6; of cities Judges 20:48b; of persons in captured city 2 Kings 25:19 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 52:25 (twice in verse), Deuteronomy 20:11, compare Exodus 9:19 (J), Judges 20:48a Isaiah 13:15; Isaiah 22:3; Jeremiah 41:8; be discovered, of a condition, situation Deuteronomy 22:20 (בתולים); טוֺב נִמְצָאבֿוֺ דָּבָר 1 Kings 14:13, compare 2 Chronicles 19:3.
d. be found written (כתוב), Nehemiah 13:1; Esther 6:2; of persons Daniel 12:1.
e. = appeared, were recognized, of words of י׳ Jeremiah 15:16.
f. of persons sought Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, 32 (J), Joshua 10:17 (JE), 1 Samuel 10:21; 2 Samuel 7:12; 1 Chronicles 26:31; in geneological register Ezra 2:62 = Nehemiah 7:64; of י׳, specifically, let himself be found of (by) any one: followed by לְ person Isaiah 65:1; Jeremiah 29:14; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 15:2, 4, 15, absolute Isaiah 55:6.
g. = be discovered, detected:
(2) of wrong-doers Exodus 22:1; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:7 (E), Deuteronomy 22:22, 28; Deuteronomy 24:7; Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 48:27; Jeremiah 50:24 (|| נִלְבַּדְתְּ, נִתְפַּשְׂתְּ), Proverbs 6:31; Ezra 10:18.
h. = be gained, secured, as a crop, of fruit, figurative נִמְצָא פֶּרְיְךָ מִמֶּנִּי Hosea 14:9 (compare Qal Genesis 26:12; Ecclesiastes 11:1)
i. = be discoverable, to be found Job 42:15; Daniel 1:19 (compare Isaiah 55:6 above 1f).
2. be found = be:
a. with בְּיַד be found in one's hand = one happens to have 1 Samuel 9:8; 1 Samuel 13:22 (twice in verse), compare (without ביד) 1 Samuel 23:4.
b. with לְ person, = be in the possession of: Deuteronomy 21:17, with אֶתֿ (preposition) person Exodus 35:23, 24; 1 Chronicles 29:8.
d. = be left after war, violence, etc., 1 Samuel 13:19; 2 Samuel 17:13; Isaiah 30:14; 2 Kings 19:4 = Isaiah 37:4.
f. = prove to be, after numbering, 1 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 2:16; of י׳, עֶזְדָה בְצָדוֺת נִמְצָא Psalm 46:2.
3. be (found) sufficient: לֹא יִמָצֵא לָנוּ הָהָד Joshua 17:16 (JE), compare Zechariah 10:10 (also Qal Numbers 11:22; Judges 21:14).
Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular suffix הִמְצִיתִךָ 2 Samuel 3:8; 3rd person masculine plural הִמְצִיאוּ Leviticus 9:13; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix 3rd person masculine singular יַמְצִאֶנּוּ Job 34:11, יַמְצִאֵהוּ Job 37:13; 3rd person masculine plural וַיַמְצִאוּ Leviticus 9:12, 18; Participle מַמְצִיא Zechariah 11:6; —
1. cause to find, attain, with accusative of person Job 34:11 (subject God).
2. cause to light upon, come upon, come with accusative of cloud Job 37:13 (dubious)
3. cause to encounter, deliver up to, with accusative of person, + בְּיַד 2 Samuel 3:8 (subject man), Zechariah 11:6 (subject God).
4. present unto (אֶלֿ), of Aaron's sons ministering unto him, with accusative of offering, and of blood, Leviticus 9:12, 13, 18.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:20; 2:20; 4:14; 4:14; 4:15; 6:8; 8:9; 8:9; 11:2; 16:7; 18:3; 18:3; 18:26; 18:28; 18:29; 18:29; 18:30; 18:30; 18:30; 18:31; 18:31; 18:32; 18:32; 19:11; 19:11; 19:15; 19:15; 19:19; 26:12; 26:12; 26:19; 26:32; 27:20; 30:27; 31:32; 31:33; 31:34; 31:35; 31:37; 31:37; 32:5; 32:20; 32:20; 36:24; 37:15; 37:17; 38:20; 38:22; 38:23; 41:38; 44:8; 44:9; 44:9; 44:10; 44:12; 44:16; 44:16; 44:17; 44:34; 47:14

Exodus

5:11; 9:19; 12:19; 15:22; 18:8; 18:18; 21:16; 22:1; 22:3; 22:3; 22:3; 22:5; 22:6; 22:7; 33:12; 33:13; 33:16; 33:17; 34:9; 35:23; 35:24

Leviticus

5:7; 9:12; 9:12; 9:13; 9:13; 9:18; 9:18; 12:8; 25:26; 25:28

Numbers

11:11; 11:11; 11:15; 11:22; 11:22; 15:22; 15:33; 15:33; 20:14; 31:50; 32:5; 32:23; 35:27

Deuteronomy

4:29; 4:30; 17:2; 18:10; 19:5; 20:11; 21:1; 21:17; 22:3; 22:14; 22:17; 22:20; 22:22; 22:23; 22:25; 22:27; 22:28; 22:28; 22:30; 24:1; 24:1; 24:7; 31:17; 31:21; 31:21; 32:10

Joshua

2:22; 2:23; 2:23; 10:17; 17:16; 17:16

Judges

5:30; 5:30; 6:13; 6:13; 6:17; 9:33; 14:12; 14:18; 15:15; 20:48; 20:48; 20:48; 20:48; 21:12; 21:14; 21:14; 21:14

Ruth

1:9; 1:9; 2:2; 2:10; 2:13

1 Samuel

1:18; 1:18; 9:4; 9:8; 9:11; 9:13; 9:20; 10:2; 10:7; 10:16; 10:21; 12:5; 13:15; 13:15; 13:16; 13:19; 13:22; 13:22; 14:30; 20:21; 20:21; 20:36; 20:36; 21:4; 23:4; 23:17; 23:17; 24:20; 25:28; 29:3; 29:6; 29:8; 30:11; 31:3

2 Samuel

3:8; 3:8; 7:12; 7:27; 15:25; 17:13; 17:20; 18:22; 18:22; 20:6

1 Kings

1:3; 1:52; 11:19; 13:14; 13:24; 13:28; 14:13; 18:5; 18:10; 18:12; 20:36; 21:20

2 Kings

2:17; 4:29; 7:9; 9:21; 10:13; 10:15; 12:6; 12:11; 12:19; 14:14; 16:8; 17:4; 18:15; 19:4; 19:4; 19:8; 20:13; 22:8; 22:9; 22:13; 23:2; 23:24; 25:19

1 Chronicles

4:41; 10:3; 17:25; 20:2; 24:4; 24:4; 26:31; 28:9; 29:8; 29:17; 29:17

2 Chronicles

2:16; 4:16; 5:11; 15:2; 15:4; 15:15; 19:3; 20:16; 20:25; 21:17; 25:5; 25:24; 29:29; 30:21; 31:1; 34:14; 34:15; 34:17; 34:21; 34:30; 34:32; 34:33; 35:7; 35:17; 35:18; 36:8

Ezra

2:62; 8:25; 8:25; 10:18

Nehemiah

5:8; 7:5; 7:5; 7:64; 8:14; 9:8; 9:32; 9:32; 13:1

Esther

1:5; 2:23; 4:16; 5:8; 6:2; 7:3; 8:5; 8:6

Job

3:22; 11:7; 11:7; 19:28; 20:8; 20:8; 23:3; 28:12; 28:13; 31:25; 31:29; 31:29; 32:3; 32:13; 33:10; 33:24; 34:11; 34:11; 37:13; 37:13; 37:23; 37:23; 37:23; 42:15

Psalms

10:15; 17:3; 21:9; 21:9; 32:6; 32:6; 36:3; 37:36; 46:2; 76:6; 84:4; 89:21; 107:4; 116:3; 116:3; 119:143; 119:162; 119:162; 132:5; 132:6

Proverbs

1:13; 1:28; 1:28; 2:5; 3:4; 3:4; 3:13; 4:22; 6:31; 6:33; 7:15; 8:9; 8:9; 8:12; 8:17; 8:17; 8:35; 8:35; 8:35; 10:13; 18:22; 21:21; 24:14; 25:16; 28:23

Ecclesiastes

3:11; 7:14; 7:24; 7:26; 7:27; 7:29; 8:17; 9:10; 9:10; 9:15; 11:1; 11:1; 12:10

Song of Songs

3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 3:2; 3:3; 3:4; 5:6; 5:6; 5:7; 5:8; 8:1; 8:10; 8:10

Isaiah

10:10; 10:14; 13:15; 22:3; 22:3; 30:14; 34:14; 35:9; 37:4; 37:4; 37:8; 39:2; 41:12; 51:3; 55:6; 55:6; 55:6; 57:10; 58:3; 58:13; 65:1; 65:1; 65:8

Jeremiah

2:5; 2:24; 2:26; 2:34; 2:34; 5:26; 6:16; 6:16; 10:18; 15:16; 23:11; 29:13; 29:14; 29:14; 31:2; 41:3; 41:8; 41:12; 45:3; 48:27; 48:27; 50:7; 50:20; 50:24; 50:24; 52:25

Lamentations

1:3; 2:9

Ezekiel

3:1; 22:30; 26:21; 26:21; 28:15

Daniel

1:19; 1:20; 7:26; 11:19; 12:1

Hosea

5:6; 6:3; 9:10; 12:5; 12:9; 12:9; 14:9

Amos

8:12

Jonah

1:3

Micah

1:13

Zephaniah

3:13

Zechariah

10:10; 10:10; 11:6; 11:6

Malachi

2:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4672 matches the Hebrew מָצָא (māṣā'),
which occurs 455 times in 425 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 9 (Gen 47:14–Deu 21:17)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:14 -

Joseph collected all the silver to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were purchasing, and he brought the silver to Pharaoh’s palace.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:25 -

“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 -

When the time approached for him to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor with you, put your hand under my thigh and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:4 -

When the days of mourning were over, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s household, “If I have found favor with you, please tell Pharaoh that

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:11 -

“Go get straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:19 -

“Therefore give orders to bring your livestock and all that you have in the field into shelters. Every person and animal that is in the field and not brought inside will die when the hail falls on them.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:19 -

“Yeast must not be found in your houses for seven days. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a resident alien or native of the land, must be cut off from the community of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:22 -

Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:25 -

“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you won’t find any in the field.

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Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:8 -

Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that confronted them on the way, and how the LORD rescued them.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:16 -

“Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:2 -

“If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:4 -

“If what was stolen ​— ​whether ox, donkey, or sheep ​— ​is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double.

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“When a fire gets out of control, spreads to thornbushes, and consumes stacks of cut grain, standing grain, or a field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution for what was burned.

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“When a man gives his neighbor valuables[fn] or goods to keep, but they are stolen from that person’s house, the thief, if caught, must repay double.

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“If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges[fn] to determine[fn] whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:12 -

Moses said to the LORD, “Look, you have told me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor with me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:13 -

“Now if I have indeed found favor with you, please teach me your ways, and I will know you, so that I may find favor with you. Now consider that this nation is your people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:16 -

“How will it be known that I and your people have found favor with you unless you go with us? I and your people will be distinguished by this from all the other people on the face of the earth.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:17 -

The LORD answered Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor with me, and I know you by name.”

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Then he said, “My Lord, if I have indeed found favor with you, my Lord, please go with us (even though this is a stiff-necked people), forgive our iniquity and our sin, and accept us as your own possession.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 -

Everyone who possessed blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or fine leather,[fn] brought them.

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Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Everyone who possessed acacia wood useful for any task in the work brought it.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 -

“or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do ​— ​

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“once he has sinned and acknowledged his guilt ​— ​he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 -

Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. Aaron’s sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:13 -

They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, along with the head, and he burned them on the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 -

Finally, he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s fellowship sacrifice. Aaron’s sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.

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“But if she doesn’t have sufficient means[fn] for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:26 -

“If a man has no family redeemer, but he prospers[fn] and obtains enough to redeem his land,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:28 -

“But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in the possession of its purchaser until the Year of Jubilee. It is to be released at the Jubilee, so that he may return to his property.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:11 -

So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have you brought such trouble on your servant? Why are you angry with me,[fn] and why do you burden me with all these people?

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:15 -

“If you are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now if I have found favor with you, and don’t let me see my misery[fn] anymore.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 -

“If flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:32 -

While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:33 -

Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the entire community.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:14 -

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:50 -

“So we have presented to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man found ​— ​armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces ​— ​to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:5 -

They said, “If we have found favor with you, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:23 -

“But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD; be sure your sin will catch up with you.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:27 -

“and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:29 -

“But from there, you will search for the LORD your God, and you will find him when you seek him with all your heart and all your soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:30 -

“When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, in the future you will return to the LORD your God and obey him.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:2 -

“If a man or woman among you in one of your towns that the LORD your God will give you is discovered doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and violating his covenant

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:10 -

“No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire,[fn] practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:5 -

“If, for example, he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings the ax to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies, that person may flee to one of these cities and live.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:11 -

“If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, all the people found in it will become forced laborers for you and serve you.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:1 -

“If a murder victim is found lying in a field in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 -

“He must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the neglected wife, by giving him two shares[fn][fn] of his estate, for he is the firstfruits of his virility; he has the rights of the firstborn.


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