וְ/נִמְצָ֥א

𐤅/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀

venimetsa

or is found

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

Exodus 21:16 · Word #4

Lexicon H4672

Lemmaמָצָא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤑𐤀
Transliterationmâtsâʼ
Strong'sH4672
In-contextor is found

Morphology HC/VNq3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H4672-102

and he was found

Rootמצא (m-ṣ-ʾ)
Core Meaningsfinding, attaining, encountering, coming upon, being present
Semantic Rangeto be found, be discovered, be encountered, be present, prove to be, be available, be sufficient
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, "being found" often conveys divine discovery or exposure—whether of righteousness, guilt, wisdom, or favor. It can signify accountability before יהוה or the manifestation of what was hidden, underscoring the theme that nothing ultimately escapes being found.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ prefixed to a Nifal perfect (qatal) 3rd masculine singular form; passive/reflexive voice. One attested form may reflect a participial pointing but functions with masculine singular agreement.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is from the root מצא ("to find, attain, encounter"). In the Nifal stem (3rd masculine singular), it carries a passive or reflexive sense, "to be found" or "to be encountered." The rendering "and he was found" preserves the conjunction וְ ("and"), the passive nuance of the Nifal, and the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology.

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Words from Root מצא (finding, attaining, encountering, coming upon, 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
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
H4672-31 metsa you have found
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
H4672-103 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
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