Strong's H4672 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מָצָא (mâtsâʼ)

Pronunciation: maw-tsaw'

POS: maw-tsaw' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: 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.

KJV Usage: [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.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to find, attain to
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to find
• 4. 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
• 5. 1a1b) to find (what is lost)
• 6. 1a1c) to meet, encounter
• 7. 1a1d) to find (a condition)
• 8. 1a1e) to learn, devise
• 9. 1a2) to find out
• 10. 1a2a) to find out
• 11. 1a2b) to detect
• 12. 1a2c) to guess
• 13. 1a3) to come upon, light upon
• 14. 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with
• 15. 1a3b) to hit
• 16. 1a3c) to befall
• 17. 1b) (Niphal)
• 18. 1b1) to be found
• 19. 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
• 20. 1b1b) to appear, be recognised
• 21. 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected
• 22. 1b1d) to be gained, be secured
• 23. 1b2) to be, be found
• 24. 1b2a) to be found in
• 25. 1b2b) to be in the possession of
• 26. 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be
• 27. 1b2d) to be left (after war)
• 28. 1b2e) to be present
• 29. 1b2f) to prove to be
• 30. 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough
• 31. 1c) (Hiphil)
• 32. 1c1) to cause to find, attain
• 33. 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come
• 34. 1c3) to cause to encounter
• 35. 1c4) to present (offering)

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G114
• GREEK G322
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