וַ/יִּמְצָאֵ֗/ם
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤌
mâtsâʼ
and found them
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).
2 Chronicles 25:5 · Word #20
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 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and found them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4672-97
and he found them
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense "to find/encounter." The sequential imperfect (3ms) with a 3mp suffix yields "and he found them," maintaining singular masculine subject and plural masculine object. |
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