תִמְצָֽא
𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀
timetsa
she will 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.
Hosea 2:8 · Word #12
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| In-context | she will find |
Morphology HVqi3fs
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 | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H4672-64
you will find
| Root | מצא (m-ṣ-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | finding, attaining, encountering, coming upon, discovering, being present |
| Semantic Range | to find, discover, encounter, attain, obtain, experience, prove to be, be present, come upon, meet with |
| Conceptual Significance | מצא expresses the experiential dimension of biblical faith—what one "finds" when seeking יהוה, wisdom, favor, or trouble. It often marks the outcome of seeking, divine providence in what one encounters, or the realization of promised blessing or judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect of מצא; attested here as 2ms ("you will find") and also as 3fs ("she/it will find"). The Qal stem conveys the basic active meaning "to find, encounter, attain." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form תִּמְצָא is Qal imperfect, most commonly 2nd masculine singular, from the root מצא meaning "to find" or "to come upon." The rendering "you will find" preserves the simple active (Qal) sense of encountering or attaining and reflects the singular second-person form; in some occurrences the same spelling functions as 3rd feminine singular ("she will find"), likewise maintaining the straightforward active sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |