מָצָא 452 verb attain to, find (Late Hebrew
id.; Assyrian
maṣû, Dl
HWB 421, Ethiopic
come, arrive; Aramaic [
find], Passive participle
able, powerful, and derivatives; compare Nö
ZMG xl 1886, 736 Dr
1 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 שָׁלָוֺם †
Songs 8:10; absolute
מָצָא חֵן †
Jeremiah 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 Gie
Beitr. z. Jes. Krit. 208 We Now); so possibly also (object omitted)
Jeremiah 10:18 (so Gf.;
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 +.
2. find out:
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
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.
† d. † subject fire,
קֹצִים כִּי תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָֽצְאָה Exodus 22:5 (E).
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 57:10 —
experience renewal of thy strength (compare I.
חַיָּה above Che
Comm.; for other interpretations of
ח׳,
ידך, see Ew Di Du Che
Hpt);
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 21:14 —
and 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 Da
Synt. § 22 R. 4 Kö
Synt. § 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 Ba
NB 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.
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. be found = be:
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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