וּ/מָצְאָ֥ה
𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤄
mâtsâʼ
and shall find
To find, encounter, come across, or attain; to meet with (a person, object, circumstance, or result), either through search, chance, or providence. Also conveys the sense of being discovered, appearing, or being present/available. Depending on context, encompasses both literal discovery or acquisition and figurative senses such as being able, sufficing, or occurrence (an event befalling someone).
Isaiah 34:14 · Word #13
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| Definition | To find, encounter, come across, or attain; to meet with (a person, object, circumstance, or result), either through search, chance, or providence. Also conveys the sense of being discovered, appearing, or being present/available. Depending on context, encompasses both literal discovery or acquisition and figurative senses such as being able, sufficing, or occurrence (an event befalling someone). |
Morphology HC/Vqq3fs
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 | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and shall find |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4672-75
and she found
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem; sequential perfect (vav-consecutive); 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense "to find/come upon." The sequential perfect with prefixed ו marks a past narrative action, and the 3rd feminine singular form requires "she found." |
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