הַ/נִּמְצָ֣א
𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀
mâtsâʼ
that were found
To find, encounter, come across, or attain; to meet with (a person, object, circumstance, or result), either through search, chance, or providence. Also conveys the sense of being discovered, appearing, or being present/available. Depending on context, encompasses both literal discovery or acquisition and figurative senses such as being able, sufficing, or occurrence (an event befalling someone).
1 Samuel 13:16 · Word #5
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| Definition | To find, encounter, come across, or attain; to meet with (a person, object, circumstance, or result), either through search, chance, or providence. Also conveys the sense of being discovered, appearing, or being present/available. Depending on context, encompasses both literal discovery or acquisition and figurative senses such as being able, sufficing, or occurrence (an event befalling someone). |
Morphology HTd/VNrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | that were found |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4672-08
the one being found
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem, participle, masculine singular, with definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | This is a Niphal participle masculine singular with the definite article, expressing the passive/reflexive sense of the root—"to be found" or "to be present." The participial form is rendered as a verbal adjective: "the one being found." |
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