Qal
Perfect
׳
מ
Gen 2:20 +, suffix
מְצָאוֺ
Job 31:29, 3
feminine singular
מָֽצְאָה
Gen 8:9 +, suffix
מְצָאַתְנוּ
Judg 6:13;
Neh 9:32,
מְצָאָ֫תַם
Exod 18:18 2
masculine singular
מָצָאתָ
Gen 31:37 +; 1
singular
מָצָאתִי
Gen 18:3 +,
מָצָתִי
Num 11:11,
suffix
מְצָאתִיו
Song 3:1;
Song 3:2,
מְצָאתִיהוּ
Song 5:6 3 plural
מָֽצְאוּ
Judg 21:14 +;
suffix
מְצָאנֻהוּ
Job 37:23,
etc.;
Imperfect
יִמְצָא
1Sam 24:20 +, 3
feminine singular
תִּמְצָא
1Sam 1:18 +; 3
masculine plural
יִמְצְאוּ
Judg 5:30 +, suffix
יִמְצָאֻהוּ
Job 20:8
יִמְצָאֻנְנִי
Prov 1:28;
Prov 8:17,
יִמְצָאוּנְהָ
Jer 2:24 3
feminine plural
תִּמְצֶאןָ
Deut 31:21
etc.;
Imperative
מְצָא
1Sam 20:21;
1Sam 20:36,
וּמְצָאֿ
Prov 3:4 masculine
plural
מִצְאוּ
Jer 6:16 feminine
plural
וּמְצֶאןָ
Ruth 1:9
Infinitive
מְצאֹ,
מְצוֺא
Ps 32:6;
Gen 19:11 +,
suffix
בְּמֹצַאֲכֶם
Gen 32:20 [=
מָצְאֲכֶם
Ges«GKC:74»§ 74, 3, R. 2];
Participle
מוֺצֵא
Ps 119:162
,
מוֺצֶה
Eccl 7:26, suffix
מֹצְאִי
Gen 4:14;
Prov 8:35 feminine
singular absolute
מֹצֵאת
2Sam 18:22,
מוֺצֵאת
Song 8:10
masculine plural
מֹצְאִים
Num 15:33,
construct
מֹצְאֵי
Prov 8:9 feminine
plural absolute
מֹצְאוֺת
Josh 2:23, etc.; —
1.
find :
a. thing sought, with accusative of thing, straw Exod 5:11 (
J
), water
Gen 26:32 (
J
), compare Gen 26:19, Exod 15:22 (
J
), grass
1Kgs 18:5, help, consort, Gen 2:20 (
J
), compare Prov 18:22 +; with idea of attaining to, arriving at, a resting-place Gen 8:9 (
J
)
Isa
34:14 compare צִפּוֺר מָֽצְאָה בַּיִת
Ps 84:4;
Jer 45:3;
Lam 1:3 of
marriage
Ruth 1:9 of
finding
place for temple
Ps 132:5 figurative וּמִצְאוּ מַרְגּוֺעַ לְנַפְשְׁכֶם
Jer 6:16
and find quiet for yourselves; find grave Job 3:22 reach cities 2Sam 20:6 (where read
יִמְצָא
Vrss
Th
Dr
Kit
Bu), compare Ps 107:4
find = secure prey, booty, plunder Gen 27:20 (
J
), Judg
5:30
; Judg
21:12;
1Sam 14:30 compare 2Chr 20:25; Prov 1:13; Ps 119:162 of securing gain Hos 12:9 ( + לִי
; ||
עשׁר), Job 31:25 so perhaps also absolute בְּשׂוֺרָה מֹצֵאת אֵין
2Sam 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 Gen 26:12 (
J
), compare Eccl 11:1 = acquire, get wounds and dishonour Prov 6:33
׳
חֵן בְּעֵינֵי פ
׳
מ
find ( = gain, secure) favour in the eyes of any one: of
׳
י,
Gen
6:8;
Exod 33:12; Exod 33:13 (twice in verse); Exod 33:16; Exod 33:17; Exod 34:9
(all
J
),
Num
11:11;
Num 11:15 (
J
E
), Judg
6:17
;
2Sam
15:25 ; oftener of men Gen 18:3; Gen 19:19; Gen 30:27; Gen 32:6 + 8 t. Genesis (all
J
), Num
32:5
(
J
E
), Deut
24:1
; 1Sam 1:18
+ 7 t. Samuel; 1Kgs 11:19; Ruth 2:2; Ruth 2:10; Ruth 2:13; Esth 5:8; Esth 7:3
׳
חֵן לִפְנֵי פ
׳
מ
Esth 8:5
אָז הָיִתִי בְעֵינָיו כְּמוֺצֵאת שָׁלָוֺם
Song 8:10
absolute מָצָא חֵן
Jer 31:2;
Prov 3:4;
Prov 28:23
: = seek and find
1Sam 20:21
(arrows), so
1Sam 20:36 figurative of grounds of accusation Job 33:10
he succeeds in finding; so also Isa 58:3; Isa 58:13
find knowledge of God Prov 2:5 compare Prov 8:9, word of ׳
י
Amos 8:12
,
words of wisdom
Prov 4:22, wisdom Job 32:13; Prov 24:14 (see also below); ransom Job 33:24 life Prov 8:35
(
Qr
מָצָא; >
Kt
מצאי, i.e. מֹצְאֵי
De
Str
Wild), Prov 21:21 with accusative of person Gen 18:26
; Gen 18:28
; Gen
18:30 (
J
),
Gen
41:38 (
E
), 1Sam
9:13
(twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:3; 1Kgs 13:14 compare 1Kgs 13:28, +; of pursuit Josh 2:22 (
J
); find
׳
י
Hos 5:6; Deut 4:29;
Jer 29:13
;
Job 23:3;
Ps 32:6 +
Hos 6:3 (read
כֵן נִמְצָאֵהוּ כְּשַׁחֲרֵנוּ, for
ᵑ0
כְּשַׁחַר נָכוָֺן מֹצָאוֺ
GieBeitr. z. Jes. Krit. 208
We
Now); so possibly also (object omitted) Jer 10:18 (so Gf.;
ᵑ9
Or read Niph`al; Gie
יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּ), (Job 37:23; Job 11:7 (twice in verse) see below); find
wisdom (personified) Prov 1:28; Prov 8:17; Prov 8:35 compare Prov 3:13.
b. what is lost,
missed, with accusative of thing, Gen 31:32; Gen 31:33; Gen 31:34; Gen 31:35; Gen 31:37 (
E
), 1Sam 9:4
(twice in verse); Deut 22:3; Lev 5:22; Lev 5:23 (
P
),
Gen
36:24 (
P
) +; וַיִּלְאוּ לִמְצֹא הַפָּ֑תַח
Gen 19:11
and they grew weary in finding the door; find a word (to say) Neh 5:8; Eccl 12:10
, answer
Job 32:3,
vision from ׳
י
Lam 2:9 with
accusative of person Gen 38:20; Gen 38:22; Gen 38:23 (
J
),
2Sam 17:20; 1Kgs 18:10; 1Kgs 18:12; 1Kgs 21:20 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 2:17; Ezek 22:30
; Prov
7:15;
Song 3:1;
Song 3:2;
Song 3:4;
Song 5:6 +.
c.
meet, encounter, with accusative of person (one expected), Gen 32:20 (
E
),
2Kgs 9:21; Jer 41:12; 2Chr 20:16 compare also Num 35:27 (
P
).
d.
find a condition, find one in a situation; לָהּ בְּתוּלִים
׳
וְלֹא מ
Deut
22:14 compare Deut 22:17; Deut 24:1
אֶתמֶֿלָךְ ֗֗֗ נִלְחָם
׳
וַיִּמ
2Kgs 19:8
and he found the king of Assyria warring against Lachish =
Isa 37:8
אֶתלְֿבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן
׳
וּמ
Neh 9:8
כָּתוּב בספר
׳
מ
Neh 7:5;
Neh 8:14
especially late, 1Chr 20:2; 2Chr 25:5; Dan 1:20; Dan 7:26.
e. =
learn, devise
Eccl 7:27
(twice in verse); Eccl 7:29.
f. = experience
sorrow Ps
116:3, compare Eccl 7:14.
2.
find out:
a. find out thoroughly, explore: object God Job 11:7 (twice in verse); Job 37:23
God's works Eccl 3:11;
Eccl 8:17
(3
t. in verse), compare Eccl 7:24.
b. = detect sin,
crime,
usually in (ב) one, 2Kgs 17:4; 1Sam 29:3; 1Sam 29:6
; 1Sam
29:8;
Hos 12:9
כְּיָדִי מְאוּמָה
׳
לֹא מ
1Sam 12:5
detect evil in God
Jer
2:5 subject God Jer 2:34; Jer 23:11
עֲוֺן עֲבָדֶיךָ
׳
מ
Gen 44:16
(
J
), compare
Ps 36:3 absolute Ps 10:15; Ps 17:3 .
c. = guess
, solve riddle
Judg
14:12;
Judg
14:18
compare
Prov 8:12
.
3. = come upon, light upon:
a. often unexpectedly = happen upon, with accusative of thing,
money
Gen 44:8 (
J
), book
2Kgs
22:8;
2Kgs 23:24 = 2Chr 34:14; 2Chr 34:15, compare Neh 7:5 honey Prov 25:16, ship Jonah 1:3 a
plain Gen 11:2
(
J
), jawbone
Judg 15:15 ark of ׳
י
Ps 132:6
(according to some, but dubious; Bae proposes הוֺצֵאנוּהָ
); indefinite Ezek
3:1
(strike out
ᵐ5
Co); with accusative of person = meet, fall in with
Gen 4:14;
Gen 4:15
compare Jer 50:7
; Gen
37:15;
Gen 37:17 (all
J
), 1Sam
9:11
; 1Sam
30:11
; Deut
22:23
; Deut
22:25
; Deut
22:27
; Deut
22:28
;
1Kgs 13:24
;
1Kgs 20:36
; 2Kgs
4:29
; 2Kgs
10:13;
2Kgs 10:15
;
Song 3:3;
Song 5:7;
Song 5:8;
Song 8:1 come
upon =
discover, Num 15:22; Num 15:33 of ׳
י meeting (finding) Israel in desert Hos 9:10 compare Hos 12:5; Deut 32:10 angel finding Hagar
Gen 16:7 (
J
); ׳
י finding David Ps 89:21.
b.
hit, with accusative of person, subject bowmen 1Sam 31:3 = 1Chr 10:3 subject axe Deut 19:5
.
c.
subject hand Isa
10:14 (figurative, in metaphor, of reaching nests), compare Isa 10:10, 1Sam 23:17
(of Saul's taking
David), Ps
21:9
(followed by לְ), Ps 21:9 (c, accusative); כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָָֽדְךָ
לַעֲשׂוֺת
Eccl 9:10
sin
(i.e. its punishment) will light upon you Num 32:23.
d.
subject
fire, קֹצִים כִּי תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָֽצְאָה
Exod 22:5
(
E
).
e.
befall, with accusative of person Josh 2:23 (
J
E
); of evil Gen 44:34 (
J
),
Deut
4:30; Deut 31:17 (twice in verse); Deut 31:21; Judg 6:13
;
2Kgs 7:9; Job 31:29
;
Ps
116:3; Ps 119:143; Esth 8:6 subject תְּלָאָה
Exod 18:8
(
E
),
Num 20:14 (
J
E
),
Neh
9:32.
4. noteworthy phrases are: יָדֶ֑ךָ
׳
כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּמ
Judg 9:33
according to what thy hand findeth, i.e. as the occasion may demand, so 1Sam 10:7
(with accusative; compare
Eccl 9:10
3.c.); but
Eccl
25:8
= what thou chancest to have, compare כְלִי זָהָב
׳
אֲשֶׁר מ
Num
31:50
(
P
); וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻהוּ
Job 20:8
=
and he shall not be, shall no longer exist, compare Isa 41:12; Eccl
9:15
they found in it = there happened to be in it; אֶתלִֿבּוֺ
לְהִתְפַּלֵּל
׳
מ
2Sam
7:27
he found the heart (took courage) to pray = 1Chr
17:25
(omit אתלֿבו, perhaps ancient textual error); לֹא מָֽצְאוּ יְדֵיהֶם
Ps 76:6
they did not find their hands, were not able to use them, were paralyzed;
חַיַּת יָדֵךְ מָצָאתְ
Isa
57:10
= (perhaps) experience renewal of thy strength (compare I.
חַיָּה
above CheComm.; for other
interpretations of
׳
ח, ידך, see Ew
Di
Du
CheHpt); כְּדֵי נְאֻלָּתוֺ וּמָצָא
Lev
25:26
= and he find (that he has) enough for its redemption
(compare דַּי), so דֵּי הָשִׁיב מָֽצְאָה יָדוֺ Lev
25:28, יָדָהּ דֵּי
שֶׂה
׳
תִּמ
Lev 12:8
(compare תַּגִּיעַ
Lev 5:7
);
without דַּי, וְלֹא מָֽצְאוּ לָהֶם כֵּן
Judg
21:14
= (probably) and they (the Israelites) did not find
enough for them, even so (compare
GFM); also וּמָצָא לָהֶם
Num
11:22
(twice in verse) (
J
E
) and so one find (= there be found) enough for them
(compare Niph`al
Josh 17:16; Zech 10:10).
Niph`al
Perfect
נִמְצָא
1Sam
13:22
+; 3 feminine singular
נמצאה
Jer
48:27
Kt
Gf; <
נִמְצָא
Qr
Gie; 2 feminine singular
נִמְצֵאת
Jer
50:24
1 singular
נִמְצֵאתִי
Isa 65:1
,
וְנִמְצֵאתִי consecutive
Jer 29:14 3 plural
נִמְצְאוּ
Deut
22:30
+,
הַנִּמְצְאוּ
1Chr
29:17
(
הַּ = rel., compare
DaSynt. § 22 R.
4
KöSynt. § 52);
Imperfect
יִמָּצֵא
Gen 44:9
+; 3
feminine singular
תִּמָּצֵא
Exod 22:3
+;
2 feminine singular
תִּמּצְאִי
Ezek
26:21
3 masculine plural
יִמּצְאוּן
Gen 18:29
;
Gen 18:30
;
Gen 18:31
;
Gen 18:32
,
וַיִּמָּֽצְאוּ
1Chr 24:4
;
2Chr 4:16
3
feminine plural
תִּמָּצֶ֑אינָה
Jer
50:20
Infinitive
הִמָּצֵא
Exod 22:3
( =
Infinitive absolute compare
BaNB 74), suffix
הִמָּֽצְאוֺ
Isa 55:6
Participle
נִמְצָא
Judg
20:48
+, feminine singular
נִמְצָאָ֑ה
2Kgs 19:4
=
Isa 37:4
plural
נִמְצְאִים
1Sam
13:15
+ 11 t.;
נִמְצָאִים only
Ezra 8:25 suffix
2 feminine singular
נִמְצָאַיִךְ
Isa 22:3
נִמְצָאוֺת
Gen 19:15
;
Judg
20:48
—
passive of Qal, be found:
1.
a.
of a thing lost (asses) 1Sam 9:20; 1Sam 10:2; 1Sam 10:16 stolen Gen 44:9; Gen 44:10
;
Gen 44:12;
Gen 44:16;
Gen 44:17 (
J
);
Exod
21:16 (all with בְּיַד); sought, wisdom Job 28:12; Job 28:13
;
Prov 10:13
b. of thing found unexpectedly, book 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 23:2 = 2Chr
34:21;
2Chr 34:30 of corpse Deut 21:1.
c. = be lighted upon, encountered; of breaches in temple
2Kgs 12:6
of
cities
Judg 20:48
b; of persons in captured city 2Kgs 25:19 (twice in verse) = Jer 52:25 (twice in
verse),
Deut 20:11,
compare Exod
9:19
(
J
),
Judg
20:48a Isa
13:15; Isa
22:3;
Jer 41:8
be discovered, of a condition, situation Deut 22:20 (בתולים);
טוֺב נִמְצָאבֿוֺ דָּבָר
1Kgs
14:13
, compare
2Chr 19:3.
d.
be found written (כתוב), Neh 13:1; Esth 6:2 of persons Dan 12:1
.
e.
= appeared, were recognized, of words of ׳
י
Jer
15:16
.
f.
of persons sought
Gen
18:29
;
Gen
18:30;
Gen 18:21; Gen 18:32 (
J
),
Josh 10:17 (
J
E
),
1Sam 10:21; 2Sam 7:12; 1Chr 26:31 in geneal. register Ezra
2:62 = Neh
7:64 of ׳
י, specifically, let himself be found of (by
)
any one: followed by לְ person Isa 65:1; Jer 29:14; 1Chr
28:9;
2Chr 15:2; 2Chr 15:4; 2Chr 15:15
, absolute Isa
55:6.
g. = be discovered,
detected:
(1) of iniquity, crime: Exod 22:3 (twice in verse) (
E
),
1Sam 25:28; 1Kgs 1:52; Jer 2:34; Ezek 28:15; Job
19:28; Mal
2:6
, compare
Mic
1:13;
2Chr 36:8;
Esth
2:23
. (2) of wrong-doers
Exod 22:1;
Exod 22:6;
Exod 22:7 (
E
),
Deut 22:22; Deut 22:28; Deut 24:7; Jer 2:26; Jer 48:27; Jer
50:24 (||
נִלְבַּדְתְּ, נִתְפַּשְׂתְּ), Prov 6:31; Ezra 10:18.
h.
= be gained, secured, as a crop, of fruit, figurative
מִמֶּנִּי
פֶּדְיְךָ נִמְצָא
Hos 14:9
(compare Qal
Gen 26:12; Eccl 11:1)
i. = be discoverable, to
be
found
Job
42:15
;
Dan 1:19
(compare
Isa 55:6 above 1.f.).
2.
be found =
be:
a. with בְּיַד
be found in one's hand = one happens to have 1Sam 9:8
;
1Sam 13:22
(twice in verse), compare (without ביד) 1Sam 23:4.
b.
with
לְ person, = be in the possession of: Deut 21:17, with אֶתֿ
(preposition)
person
Exod
35:23;
Exod 35:24; 1Chr 29:8.
c.
be found in (ב) a place, especially of wealth, treasure, Gen
47:14
(
J
), 2Kgs 12:11; 2Kgs 12:19;
2Kgs 14:14; 2Kgs 16:8
;
2Kgs 18:15; 2Kgs 20:13 = Isa
39:2; 2Kgs 22:9
;
2Chr 21:17; 2Chr 25:24;
2Chr 34:17 compare Exod 12:19
;
Jer
41:3; 1Chr 4:41 = happen to be, be, Deut
17:2
;
Deut 18:10; Jer 5:26; Isa 35:9; Isa 51:3; Isa
65:8 with negative = be no
more
Zeph 3:13
;
Ezek 26:21; Ps 37:36 (|| אֵינֶנּוּ),
Dan 11:19
.
d. = be left after war, violence, etc.,
1Sam 13:19
;
2Sam 17:13; Isa 30:14; 2Kgs
19:4 = Isa 37:4.
e.
= be present
Gen 19:15
(
J
),
1Sam 13:15; 1Sam 13:16; 1Sam 21:4 especially
late,
1Chr
29:17; 2Chr 5:11; 2Chr 29:29; 2Chr 30:21; 2Chr
31:1
;
2Chr 34:32; 2Chr 34:33; 2Chr
35:7; 2Chr
35:17; 2Chr 35:18; Ezra 8:25; Esth 1:5; Esth
4:16.
f.
= prove to be, after numbering, 1Chr 24:4; 2Chr
2:16 of ׳
י, עֶזְדָה בְצָדוֺת נִמְצָא
Ps
46:2
.
3.
be (found) sufficient:
לֹא יִמָצֵא לָנוּ הָהָד
Josh
17:16
(
J
E
), compare Zech 10:10 (also Qal Num 11:22; Judg 21:14).
Hiph`il
Perfect 1 singular suffix
הִמְצִיתִךָ
2Sam 3:8
3
masculine plural
הִמְצִיאוּ
Lev 9:13
Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix 3 masculine singular
יַמְצִאֶנּוּ
Job
34:11
,
יַמְצִאֵהוּ
Job
37:13
3 masculine plural
וַיַמְצִאוּ
Lev 9:12
;
Lev 9:18
Participle
מַמְצִיא
Zech
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
2Sam
3:8
(subject man),
Zech 11:6 (subject God).
4.
present unto (אֶלֿ), of Aaron's sons ministering unto him, with
accusative of offering, and of blood, Lev 9:12; Lev 9:13; Lev 9:18.