Hebrew semantic word

מצא

Transliteration: matsa

20 lexical sense(s); 455 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

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Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: to find

= process by which humans or animals discover the person, animal, object or location they were looking for

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-01
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 113 (113 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 2: to be able (to do something)

literally: (one's) hands find (something to do); hence: = state in which humans have the opportunity and ability to do something

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-02
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 3: to be able to help

literally: to find (one's) hands; = state in which humans have the strength to come in action

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-03
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: to find (God)

= process by which humans on a spiritual journey find God

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Associate Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-04
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 12 (12 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 5: to find (someone) out

literally: (one's) sin will find (someone); hence: = process by which humans eventually suffer the penalty for the wrong they have done

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-05
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 6: to find courage

literally: to find heart; hence: = process by which humans are able to overcome their fear

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Confident Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-06
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 7: to give in (someone's) hand

literally: to cause (someone) to find themselves in the hand (of someone else); hence: = causative process by which humans cuase other humans to be in the power of a thrid party

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-07
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 8: to die

literally: to find the grave; hence: = process by which humans eventually die

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-08
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 9: to find, to get, to acquire

literally: to find (a certain condition); hence: = process by which humans eventually reach a certain state or condition

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-09
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 21 (21 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 10: to come upon

literally: (an event) finds (people); = process by which humans eventually undergo a certain event, ◄ as if that event had been searching for them

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-10
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 16 (16 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 11: to happen, to take place

literally: (a condition) is found (in someone); hence: = process by which humans are eventually discovered to have a certain condition or to be involved in a certain activity

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-11
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 7 (7 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 12: to cause to happen

literally: to cause (someone) to find (an event); hence: = causative process by which deities case humans to eventually undergo a certain event, ◄ as if that event had been sent out to search for them

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-12
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 13: to hand, to pass

literally: to cause (someone) to find (something); hence: = action by which humans hand over objects to other humans

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Hold Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-13
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 14: to learn, to find out

literally: to find (in someone); hence: = process by which humans come upon certain information

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-14
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 52 (52 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 15: to suffice

literally: to be found (for someone); hence: = state in which an object is considered large enough for a certain purpose

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Large Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-15
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 16: to find, to meet, to come upon

= process by which humans or objects come upon (other) humans or objects without searching

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Meet Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-16
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 95 (95 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 17: to acquire, to obtain

literally: (one's) hand finds (something); hence: = process by which humans acquire possessions, which, in certain cases, can be used to acquire other possessions

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Possess Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-17
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 7 (7 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 18: to suffice

literally: to find (for someone); hence: = state in which people or objects are available in sufficient quantity

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Quantity Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-18
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 19: to be found (in a place)

literally: to be found (in a place); hence: = state in which humans or objects are located in a certain place

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Space Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-19
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 70 (70 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 20: to find favor

literally: to find favor; hence: = state in which humans find the approval of deities or (other) humans

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Willing Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004262-20
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 43 (43 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

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Lemma ID: SDBC-HEB-LEMMA-004262
Page model version: 1.0
Direction: rtl
Domain policy: Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union