וַֽ/יִּמְצָאָ֣/הּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤄
vayimetsaah
and found it
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; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
1 Chronicles 20:2 · Word #8
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| In-context | and found it |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H4672-95
and he came upon her
| Root | מצא (m-ṣ-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | coming upon, finding, attaining, encountering, discovering, obtaining |
| Semantic Range | to find, encounter, discover, attain, obtain, meet with, come upon, experience, prove sufficient |
| Conceptual Significance | מצא often marks moments of providential encounter or decisive discovery in biblical narrative, highlighting the transition from seeking to finding and underscoring themes of divine orchestration, human initiative, and the unveiling of what was previously hidden. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb in Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular, with 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix ("her"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מצא conveys the idea of coming upon or encountering something so that it is found or attained. The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3ms with a 3fs pronominal suffix, so the rendering preserves the masculine singular subject ("he"), the feminine singular object ("her"), and the simple active sense of the Qal stem. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מצא (coming upon, finding, attaining, encountering, discovering, obtaining)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4672-01 |
behimatseo | in his being found |
H4672-02 |
bemotsaakhem | in your finding |
H4672-03 |
emetsa | I find / I come upon |
Word Usage (457 occurrences of H4672)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:20 | מָצָ֥א | matsa | was found |
| Genesis 4:14 | מֹצְאִ֖/י | motsei | finds me |
| Genesis 4:15 | מֹצְאֽ/וֹ | motseo | finding him |