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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. Proverbs 18:22מָ֣צָא · finds
    He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
  2. Proverbs 19:8לִמְצֹא־ · will find
    He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
  3. Proverbs 20:6יִמְצָֽא׃ · can find
    Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
  4. Proverbs 21:21יִמְצָ֥א · finds
    He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
  5. Proverbs 24:14מָ֭צָאתָ · you find it
    Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
  6. Proverbs 25:16מָ֭צָאתָ · If you find
    If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
  7. Proverbs 28:23יִמְצָ֑א · find
    He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
  8. Proverbs 31:10יִמְצָ֑א · can find
    A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
  9. Ecclesiastes 3:11יִמְצָ֣א · fathom
    He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
  10. Ecclesiastes 7:14יִמְצָ֧א · discover
    In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
  11. Ecclesiastes 7:24יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ · can fathom it
    What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?
  12. Ecclesiastes 7:26וּמוֹצֶ֨א · find
    And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
  13. Ecclesiastes 7:27מָצָ֔אתִי · I have discovered; לִמְצֹ֥א · to find
    “Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
  14. Ecclesiastes 7:28מָצָ֑אתִי · finding; מָצָ֔אתִי · I have found; מָצָֽאתִי׃ · found
    While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
  15. Ecclesiastes 7:29מָצָ֔אתִי · I have discovered
    Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
  16. Ecclesiastes 8:17לִמְצוֹא֙ · to comprehend; יִמְצָ֑א · find [its meaning]; לִמְצֹֽא׃ · to comprehend
    I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
  17. Ecclesiastes 9:10תִּמְצָ֧א · you find
    Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  18. Ecclesiastes 9:15וּמָ֣צָא · was found
    Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
  19. Ecclesiastes 11:1תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ · you will find it [again]
    Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
  20. Ecclesiastes 12:10לִמְצֹ֖א · to find
    The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
  21. Song of Solomon 3:1מְצָאתִֽיו׃ · find him
    On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
  22. Song of Solomon 3:2מְצָאתִֽיו׃ · find him
    I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
  23. Song of Solomon 3:3מְצָא֙וּנִי֙ · I encountered
    I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
  24. Song of Solomon 3:4שֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִי · I found
    I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
  25. Song of Solomon 5:6מְצָאתִ֔יהוּ · find him
    I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
  26. Song of Solomon 5:7מְצָאֻ֧נִי · I encountered
    I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
  27. Song of Solomon 5:8תִּמְצְאוּ֙ · you find
    O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
  28. Song of Solomon 8:1אֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤ · If I found you
    O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
  29. Song of Solomon 8:10כְּמוֹצְאֵ֥ת · like one who brings
    I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.
  30. Isaiah 10:10מָצְאָ֣ה · seized
    As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
  31. Isaiah 10:14וַתִּמְצָ֨א · reached
    My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”
  32. Isaiah 13:15הַנִּמְצָ֖א · is caught
    Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.
  33. Isaiah 22:3נִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙ · your fugitives
    All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.
  34. Isaiah 30:14יִמָּצֵ֤א · will be found
    It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”
  35. Isaiah 34:14וּמָצְאָ֥ה · and find
    The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.
  36. Isaiah 35:9תִמָּצֵ֖א · be found
    No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
  37. Isaiah 37:4הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ · that still survives
    Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
  38. Isaiah 37:8וַיִּמְצָא֙ · and found
    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
  39. Isaiah 39:2נִמְצָ֖א · was found
    And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
  40. Isaiah 41:12תִמְצָאֵ֔ם · find them
    You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
  41. Isaiah 51:3יִמָּ֣צֵא · will be found
    For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
  42. Isaiah 55:6בְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹ · while He may be found
    Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  43. Isaiah 57:10מָצָ֔את · You found
    You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
  44. Isaiah 58:3תִּמְצְאוּ־ · you do
    “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
  45. Isaiah 58:13מִמְּצ֥וֹא · or seeking
    If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,