מְצָ֣א
𐤌𐤑𐤀
metsa
find
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.
H4672
1 Samuel 20:21 · Word #6
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| In-context | find |
Morphology HVqv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H4672-31
you have found
| Root | מצא (m-ṣ-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | finding, encountering, attaining, coming upon, discovering |
| Semantic Range | to find, discover, encounter, attain, obtain, experience, meet with, prove sufficient, befall |
| Conceptual Significance | מצא often marks moments of providence, discovery, or divine encounter—whether finding favor before YHWH, discovering wisdom, or encountering judgment. It underscores the experiential dimension of covenant life: what one "finds" reflects both human action and divine orchestration. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal (simple active) perfect 2ms of מָצָא. The shortened form מְצָא represents a poetic or defective spelling of מְצָאתָ, "you found." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular, indicating a completed action performed by a male subject: "you found" or "you have found." The rendering preserves the core root sense of coming upon or attaining something while accurately reflecting the singular masculine addressee and completed aspect. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מצא (finding, encountering, attaining, coming upon, discovering)
| 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 |
H4672-04 |
emetsaakha | I will come upon you |
H4672-05 |
hametsatani | Have you come upon me? |
H4672-06 |
hamotseim | the finders |
H4672-07 |
hamotseot | the findings |
H4672-08 |
hanimetsa | the one being found |
H4672-09 |
hanimetsaah | she who is found |
H4672-10 |
hanimetsaim | the ones being found |
H4672-11 |
hanimetsaot | the ones being found |
H4672-12 |
hanimetseim | the ones being found |
H4672-13 |
hanimetseu | the ones being found |
H4672-14 |
himatse | to be found |
H4672-15 |
himetsitikha | I have caused you to find |
H4672-16 |
himetsiu | they caused to be found |
H4672-17 |
kemotse | like a finder |
H4672-18 |
kemotseet | as one finding (feminine singular) |
H4672-19 |
lemotseey | to the finders of |
H4672-20 |
lemotseeyhem | to the finders of them |
H4672-21 |
limetso | to find / to come upon |
H4672-22 |
mametsi | one causing to find |
H4672-23 |
matsa | he came upon |
H4672-24 |
matsanu | we have come upon |
H4672-25 |
matsat | you (feminine) came upon |
H4672-26 |
matsata | you (masculine) have found |
H4672-27 |
matsati | I have come upon |
H4672-28 |
matsau | they came upon |
H4672-29 |
matseah | she found |
H4672-30 |
matseu | they came upon |
H4672-32 |
metsaah | he came upon her |
H4672-33 |
metsaatam | she came upon them |
H4672-34 |
metsaatenu | she has found us |
H4672-35 |
metsanuha | we have come upon her |
H4672-36 |
metsanuhu | we have found him |
H4672-37 |
metsao | he came-upon him |
H4672-38 |
metsatah | you have come upon her |
H4672-39 |
metsatem | you men have come upon |
H4672-40 |
metsatiha | I have come upon her |
H4672-41 |
metsatihu | I have come upon him |
H4672-42 |
metsatim | you (feminine singular) found them |
H4672-43 |
metsativ | I have come upon him |
H4672-44 |
metsauhu | they came upon him |
H4672-45 |
metsauni | they have come upon me |
H4672-46 |
metso | to find, to come upon |
H4672-47 |
mimetso | from finding/attaining |
H4672-48 |
motseeyhem | the ones finding them |
H4672-49 |
motsei | my finder |
H4672-50 |
motseo | the one finding him |
H4672-51 |
motset | she who finds |
H4672-52 |
mtsy | finders-of |
H4672-53 |
nimetsa | he was found |
H4672-54 |
nimetsaayikhe | your ones-being-found |
H4672-55 |
nimetsau | they came to be found |
H4672-56 |
nimetset | you (fem.) were found |
H4672-57 |
nimetseti | I was found |
H4672-58 |
nimetseu | they were found |
H4672-59 |
nmtsh | she was found |
H4672-60 |
shematsati | I came upon |
H4672-61 |
timatse | she will be found |
H4672-62 |
timatsei | you (feminine) will be found |
H4672-63 |
timatseynah | they (feminine) will be found |
H4672-64 |
timetsa | you will find |
H4672-65 |
timetsaakha | she shall come upon you |
H4672-66 |
timetsaem | you will come upon them |
H4672-67 |
timetsaenu | you will come upon him |
H4672-68 |
timetsau | you (masculine plural) will find |
H4672-69 |
timetsauhu | you (masculine plural) will come upon him |
H4672-70 |
timetsena | they (feminine) will come upon |
H4672-71 |
timetseu | you (plural) will find / come upon |
H4672-72 |
timetseun | you (masculine plural) will indeed come upon and find |
H4672-73 |
umatsa | and he found |
H4672-74 |
umatsata | and you came-upon |
H4672-75 |
umatseah | and she found |
H4672-76 |
umatseu | and they came upon |
H4672-77 |
umetsa | and you came upon |
H4672-78 |
umetsaah | and he came upon her |
H4672-79 |
umetsaanu | and he has come upon us |
H4672-80 |
umetsatah | and you have come upon her |
H4672-81 |
umetsatem | and you all have found |
H4672-82 |
umetsauhu | and they came upon him |
H4672-83 |
umetsaukha | and they shall come upon you |
H4672-84 |
umetsena | and you women shall find |
H4672-85 |
umitseu | and you (masculine plural) found |
H4672-86 |
umotse | and one finding |
H4672-87 |
vaemetsa | and I came upon and found |
H4672-88 |
vaemetsaekha | and I came upon you |
H4672-89 |
vatimatse | and she came to be found |
H4672-90 |
vatimetsa | and she came upon |
H4672-91 |
vayametsiu | and they caused to be found |
H4672-92 |
vayimatse | and he was found |
H4672-93 |
vayimatseu | and they came to be found |
H4672-94 |
vayimetsa | and he came upon |
H4672-95 |
vayimetsaah | and he came upon her |
H4672-96 |
vayimetsaehu | and he came upon him |
H4672-97 |
vayimetsaem | and he came upon them |
H4672-98 |
vayimetsauhu | and they came upon him |
H4672-99 |
vayimetseu | and they came upon |
H4672-100 |
veemetsaehu | and I shall find him |
H4672-101 |
vehanimetsa | and the one being found |
H4672-102 |
venimetsa | and he was found |
H4672-103 |
venimetsau | and they came to be found |
H4672-104 |
venimetseti | and I was found |
H4672-105 |
veyimetseu | and they will come upon |
H4672-106 |
yametsiehu | he causes him to find |
H4672-107 |
yametsienu | he causes us to find |
H4672-108 |
yimatse | he will be found |
H4672-109 |
yimatseun | they shall be found |
H4672-110 |
yimetsa | he will find |
H4672-111 |
yimetsaakha | he will come upon you (masculine singular) |
H4672-112 |
yimetsaehu | he will come upon him |
H4672-113 |
yimetsaekah | he will come upon you |
H4672-114 |
yimetsaenu | he will come upon him |
H4672-115 |
yimetsau | they will come upon and find |
H4672-116 |
yimetsauhu | they shall come upon him |
H4672-117 |
yimetsauneha | they will come upon her |
H4672-118 |
yimetsauneni | they will come upon me |
H4672-119 |
yimetseu | they shall come upon (and find) |
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 |