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מָצָא

ma.tsato findHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb455 occurrences34 books425 verses

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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָצָא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

455 total
  1. 1 Samuel 9:13תִּמְצְא֥וּן · you will find
    As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
  2. 1 Samuel 9:20נִמְצָ֑אוּ · they have been found
    As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”
  3. 1 Samuel 10:2וּמָצָאתָ֩ · you will find; נִמְצְא֤וּ · have been found
    When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
  4. 1 Samuel 10:3וּמְצָא֤וּךָ · will meet you
    Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
  5. 1 Samuel 10:7תִּמְצָ֣א · demands
    When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
  6. 1 Samuel 10:16נִמְצְא֖וּ · had been found
    And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
  7. 1 Samuel 10:21נִמְצָֽא׃ · find him
    Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
  8. 1 Samuel 12:5מְצָאתֶ֛ם · found
    Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
  9. 1 Samuel 13:15הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים
    Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
  10. 1 Samuel 13:16הַנִּמְצָ֣א
    Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
  11. 1 Samuel 13:19יִמָּצֵ֔א · could be found
    And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
  12. 1 Samuel 13:22נִמְצָ֜א · could be found; וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א
    So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
  13. 1 Samuel 14:30מָצָ֑א · they took
    How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”
  14. 1 Samuel 16:22מָ֥צָא · I am pleased with
    Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
  15. 1 Samuel 20:3מָצָ֤אתִי · I have found
    But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
  16. 1 Samuel 20:21מְצָ֣א · find
    Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger.
  17. 1 Samuel 20:29מָצָ֤אתִי · I have found
    …saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
  18. 1 Samuel 20:36מְצָ֥א · and find
    He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
  19. 1 Samuel 21:3הַנִּמְצָֽא׃ · whatever can be found
    Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
  20. 1 Samuel 23:17תִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙ · lay a hand on
    …saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
  21. 1 Samuel 24:19יִמְצָ֥א · finds
    When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.
  22. 1 Samuel 25:8וְיִמְצְא֨וּ · find; תִּמְצָ֤א · you can spare
    Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David.’”
  23. 1 Samuel 25:28תִמָּצֵ֥א · be found
    Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
  24. 1 Samuel 27:5מָצָ֨אתִי · I have found
    Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
  25. 1 Samuel 29:3מָצָ֤אתִי · I have found
    Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
  26. 1 Samuel 29:6מָצָ֤אתִֽי · I have found
    So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.
  27. 1 Samuel 29:8מָּצָ֣אתָ · have you found
    “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
  28. 1 Samuel 30:11וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ · Now [his men] found
    Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—
  29. 1 Samuel 31:3וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ · overtook him
    When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
  30. 1 Samuel 31:8וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ · they found
    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
  31. 2 Samuel 3:8הִמְצִיתִ֖ךָ · delivered you
    Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
  32. 2 Samuel 7:27מָצָ֤א · has found
    For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
  33. 2 Samuel 14:22מָצָ֨אתִי · he has found
    Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
  34. 2 Samuel 15:25אֶמְצָ֥א · I find
    Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
  35. 2 Samuel 16:4אֶמְצָא־ · May I find
    So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
  36. 2 Samuel 17:12נִמְצָ֣א · we find him
    Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
  37. 2 Samuel 17:13נִמְצָ֥א · can be found
    If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
  38. 2 Samuel 17:20מָצָ֔אוּ · find [them]
    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
  39. 2 Samuel 18:22מֹצֵֽאת׃ · receive
    Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”
  40. 2 Samuel 20:6מָ֥צָא · he will find
    And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”
  41. 1 Kings 1:3וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ · and they found
    Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
  42. 1 Kings 1:52תִמָּצֵא־ · is found
    And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
  43. 1 Kings 11:19וַיִּמְצָא֙ · found
    There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
  44. 1 Kings 11:29וַיִּמְצָ֣א · met
    During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.
  45. 1 Kings 13:14וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ · He found him
    …and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.
  46. 1 Kings 13:24וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ · met him
    As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
  47. 1 Kings 13:28וַיִּמְצָ֤א · and found
    …and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.