לְ/מֹצְאֵי/הֶ֑ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤉/𐤄𐤌
lemotseeyhem
to those who find them
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
Proverbs 4:22 · Word #4
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| In-context | to those who find them |
Morphology HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4672-20
to the finders of them
| Root | מצא (m-ṣ-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | finding, encountering, attaining, coming upon, discovering |
| Semantic Range | to find, discover, come upon, encounter, attain, obtain, experience, befall |
| Conceptual Significance | מצא often conveys both physical discovery and experiential encounter, bridging concrete finding with providential occurrence. In biblical theology, those who "find" may do so through seeking, divine guidance, or appointed encounter, underscoring the interplay between human pursuit and divine orchestration. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + Qal active participle masculine plural construct (מֹצְאֵי) from מצא + 3mp suffix הֶם ("them"). The participle functions substantivally: "the ones finding." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal active participle masculine plural in construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, preceded by the preposition לְ ("to"). "Finders" preserves the active participial sense of those who are in the act or role of finding, and "of them" accurately reflects the 3mp pronominal suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מצא (finding, encountering, attaining, coming upon, discovering)
| 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 |
H4672-21 |
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 |
H4672-102 |
venimetsa | and he was 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 |