Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H4672: מָצָא (mâtsâʼ) Definition

Strong's number
H4672
Lemma
מָצָא
Transliteration
mâtsâʼ
Pronunciation
maw-tsaw'
Strong's definition
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. a primitive root;

425 instances of the word מָצָא mâtsâʼ (H4672)


  • Genesis 6:8 - But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD

  • Genesis 8:9 - found But the dove no rest for the sole of her foot and she returned unto him into the ark for the waters were on the face of the whole earth then he put forth his hand and took her and pulled her in unto him into the ark

  • Genesis 11:2 - And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they dwelt

  • Genesis 16:7 - found her And the angel of the LORD by a fountain of water in the wilderness by a fountain in the way to Shur

  • Genesis 18:3 - And said if now I have found favour in thy sight pass not away I pray thee from thy servant

  • Genesis 18:26 - said And the LORD If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city then I will spare all the place

  • Genesis 18:28 - Peradventure there shall lack of the fifty righteous and five I will not destroy and five all the city And he said I will not destroy If I find there forty and five

  • Genesis 18:29 - unto him yet again And he spake and said found Peradventure there shall be forty and said I will not do Peradventure there shall be forty

  • Genesis 18:30 - And he said unto him Oh be angry let not the Lord and I will speak be found Peradventure there shall thirty And he said I will not do be found Peradventure there shall thirty

  • Genesis 18:31 - And he said Behold now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord found Peradventure there shall be twenty And he said I will not destroy Peradventure there shall be twenty

  • Genesis 18:32 - And he said be angry Oh let not the Lord and I will speak yet but this once shall be found Peradventure ten And he said I will not destroy Peradventure ten

  • Genesis 19:11 - that were at the door of the house And they smote with blindness both small and great so that they wearied themselves to find that were at the door

  • Genesis 19:15 - And when the morning arose hastened then the angels Lot saying Arise take thy wife and thy two daughters which are here lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city

  • Genesis 19:19 - hath found Behold now thy servant grace in thy sight and thou hast magnified thy mercy which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life and I cannot escape to the mountain take lest some evil me and I die

  • Genesis 26:12 - sowed Then Isaac in that land and received in the same year an hundredfold blessed and the LORD

  • Genesis 26:19 - digged servants And Isaac's in the valley and found there a well water of springing

  • Genesis 26:32 - And it came to pass the same day came servants that Isaac's and told him concerning the well which they had digged and said unto him We have found water

  • Genesis 27:20 - And he said And Isaac my son it so quickly How is it that thou hast found my son And he said brought Because the LORD thy God it to me

  • Genesis 30:14 - And Reuben the days harvest of wheat and found mandrakes in the field and brought Leah them unto his mother said Then Rachel Leah Give me mandrakes I pray thee of thy son's

  • Genesis 30:27 - said And Laban unto him I pray thee if I have found favour in thine eyes tarry for I have learned by experience hath blessed that the LORD me for thy sake