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H4672מָצָאma.tsa

to findPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 56
  2. 22
  3. 8
  4. 11
  5. 25
  6. 4
  7. 14
  8. 4
  9. 39
  10. 10
  11. 16
  12. 25
  13. 11
  14. 28
  15. 4
  16. 8
  17. 8
  18. 19
  19. 19
  20. 27
  21. 17
  22. 9
  23. 18
  24. 26
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 8
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 1
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 2
  39. 1

Renderings

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455 occurrences in 425 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 31:34

    Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

    מָצָֽא׃ ma.Tza' “he found [them]”

  2. Genesis 31:35

    And she said to her father: 'Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me.' And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

    מָצָ֖א ma.Tza' “he found”

  3. Genesis 31:37

    Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.

    מָּצָ֙אתָ֙ ma.Tza.ta “did you find”

  4. Genesis 32:6

    And I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and men-servants and maid-servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.'

    לִמְצֹא־ (מְצֹא) m.tzo'- “find”

  5. Genesis 32:20

    And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: 'In this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;

    בְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖ם (מֹצַאֲ) mo.tza.'a. “find”

  6. Genesis 33:8

    And he said: 'What meanest thou by all this camp which I met?' And he said: 'To find favour in the sight of my lord.'

    לִמְצֹא־ (מְצֹא) m.tzo'- “find”

  7. Genesis 33:10

    And Jacob said: 'Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favour in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

    מָצָ֤אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  8. Genesis 33:15

    And Esau said: 'Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me.' And he said: 'What needeth it? let me find favour in the sight of my lord.'

    אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- “let me find”

  9. Genesis 34:11

    And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren: 'Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

    אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- “let me find”

  10. Genesis 36:24

    And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah--this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

    מָצָ֤א ma.Tza' “he found”

  11. Genesis 37:15

    And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?'

    וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ (יִּמְצָאֵ֣) i.yim.tza.'E. “he found”

  12. Genesis 37:17

    And the man said: 'They are departed hence; for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothan.' And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

    וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖ם (יִּמְצָאֵ֖) i.yim.tza.'E “he found”

  13. Genesis 37:32

    and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said: 'This have we found. Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.'

    מָצָ֑אנוּ ma.Tza.nu “we have found”

  14. Genesis 38:20

    And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

    מְצָאָֽהּ׃ (מְצָאָֽ) me.tza.'A “he found”

  15. Genesis 38:22

    And he returned to Judah, and said: 'I have not found her; and also the men of the place said: There hath been no harlot here.'

    מְצָאתִ֑יהָ (מְצָאתִ֑י) me.tza.Ti. “I found”

  16. Genesis 38:23

    And Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

    מְצָאתָֽהּ׃ (מְצָאתָֽ) me.tza.Ta “you found”

  17. Genesis 39:4

    And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. And he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

    וַיִּמְצָ֨א (יִּמְצָ֨א) i.yim.Tza' “he found”

  18. Genesis 41:38

    And Pharaoh said unto his servants: 'Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?'

    הֲנִמְצָ֣א (נִמְצָ֣א) nim.Tza' “has he been found”

  19. Genesis 44:8

    Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back unto thee out of the land of Canaan; how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

    מָצָ֙אנוּ֙ ma.Tza.nu “we found”

  20. Genesis 44:9

    With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.'

    יִמָּצֵ֥א yi.ma.Tze' “it is found”

  21. Genesis 44:10

    And he said: 'Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.'

    יִמָּצֵ֤א yi.ma.Tze' “it is found”

  22. Genesis 44:12

    And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.

    וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ (יִּמָּצֵא֙) i.yi.ma.Tze' “it was found”

  23. Genesis 44:16

    And Judah said: 'What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.'

    מָצָא֙ ma.Tza' “he has found”נִמְצָ֥א nim.Tza' “it was found”

  24. Genesis 44:17

    And he said: 'Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.'

    נִמְצָ֨א nim.Tza' “it was found”

  25. Genesis 44:34

    For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father.'

    יִמְצָ֖א yim.Tza' “it will find”