Original: מָצָא

Transliteration: mâtsâʼ

Phonetic: maw-tsaw'

Short Definition: Be able

Original: מצא

Transliteration: mâtsâ'

Phonetic: maw-tsaw'

BDB Definition:

1. to find, attain to
   1. (Qal)
      1. to find
         1. to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
         2. to find (what is lost)
         3. to meet, encounter
         4. to find (a condition)
         5. to learn, devise
      2. to find out
         1. to find out
         2. to detect
         3. to guess
      3. to come upon, light upon
         1. to happen upon, meet, fall in with
         2. to hit
         3. to befall
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be found
         1. to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
         2. to appear, be recognised
         3. to be discovered, be detected
         4. to be gained, be secured
      2. to be, be found
         1. to be found in
         2. to be in the possession of
         3. to be found in (a place), happen to be
         4. to be left (after war)
         5. to be present
         6. to prove to be
         7. to be found sufficient, be enough
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to cause to find, attain
      2. to cause to light upon, come upon, come
      3. to cause to encounter
      4. to present (offering)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1231

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4677