וּ/מָצְא֖וּ
𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅
umatseu
and 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.
2 Chronicles 32:4 · Word #18
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| In-context | and find |
Morphology HC/Vqq3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H4672-76
and they came upon
| Root | מצא (m-ṣ-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | coming upon, attaining, encountering, discovering, being present |
| Semantic Range | to find, discover, encounter, attain, obtain, be present, prove sufficient, happen upon |
| Conceptual Significance | מצא often marks pivotal moments of discovery or encounter in the biblical narrative—whether finding favor, encountering YHWH’s provision, or discovering loss or judgment—highlighting divine providence and human experience of coming upon what is appointed. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to Qal perfect (qatal) verb, 3rd common plural from מצא; denotes completed action by a plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מצא fundamentally conveys coming upon or attaining something, whether by discovery or encounter. Rendering it as "and they came upon" preserves this dynamic sense of encounter rather than a purely cognitive "find," and the plural "they" accurately reflects the Qal perfect 3rd common plural form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מצא (coming upon, attaining, encountering, discovering, being present)
| 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 |