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
Traditional renderings: 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.
Traditional renderings: 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָצָא:
- εὑρίσκωehuriskō“to find/meet”91%
- καίkai“and”1%
- καταλαμβάνωkatalambanō“to grasp”1%
- προσφέρωprospherō“to bring to”1%
- ἀρκέωarkeō“be sufficient”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
455 total
- Micah 1:13נִמְצְא֖וּ · were foundHarness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
- Zephaniah 3:13יִמָּצֵ֥א · be foundThe remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”
- Zechariah 10:10יִמָּצֵ֖א · [more room] is foundI will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them.
- Zechariah 11:6מַמְצִ֣יא · to fallFor I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”
- Malachi 2:6נִמְצָ֣א · was foundTrue instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.