יִמְצָ֣א
𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀
yimetsa
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.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Word #14
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
Morphology HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H4672-110
he will find
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem (simple active); imperfect (yiqtol) aspect; 3rd person masculine singular. No pronominal suffix. Expresses future, habitual, or modal action depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מצא conveys the act of coming upon, discovering, or encountering something. The form יִמְצָא is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a simple active action performed by "he" in incomplete or future aspect; thus "he will find" preserves both the core sense of encountering/attaining and the masculine singular subject. |
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Words from Root מצא (finding, attaining, encountering, coming upon, 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 |