וַ/יִּמָּצֵא֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀
vayimatse
and there were 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.
Ezra 10:18 · Word #1
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| In-context | and there were found |
Morphology HC/VNw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| 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 |
SIBI-P1 H4672-92
and he was found
| Morphological Notes | Niphal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect), 3rd masculine singular, from מצא. The Niphal stem gives a passive/reflexive sense ("be found"), and the prefixed waw marks sequential narrative action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מצא carries the core sense of finding or encountering. In the Niphal stem it is passive/reflexive, meaning "to be found" or "to be discovered." The morphology (wayyiqtol, 3rd masculine singular) requires the rendering "and he was found," preserving both the narrative past sense and the masculine singular subject. |
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Words from Root מצא (finding, encountering, attaining, 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 |