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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

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455 occurrences in 425 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. 1 Samuel 13:22

    So on the day of the fight at Michmash, not a sword or a spear was to be seen in the hands of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan: only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

    נִמְצָ֜א nim.Tza' “it was found”וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א (תִּמָּצֵ֣א) ti.ma.Tze' “it was found”

  2. 1 Samuel 14:30

    How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting against them! would there not have been much greater destruction among the Philistines?

    מָצָ֑א ma.Tza' “it found”

  3. 1 Samuel 16:22

    And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.

    מָ֥צָא Ma.tza' “he has found”

  4. 1 Samuel 20:3

    But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between m

    מָצָ֤אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  5. 1 Samuel 20:21

    And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.

    מְצָ֣א me.Tza' “find”

  6. 1 Samuel 20:29

    Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.

    מָצָ֤אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  7. 1 Samuel 20:36

    And he said to the boy, Go and get the arrow I let loose from my bow. And while the boy was running, he sent an arrow past him.

    מְצָ֥א me.Tza' “find”

  8. 1 Samuel 21:3

    So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.

    הַנִּמְצָֽא׃ (נִּמְצָֽא) nim.Tza' “[which] may be found”

  9. 1 Samuel 23:17

    And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

    תִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙ (תִֽמְצָאֲ) tim.tza.'a. “it will find”

  10. 1 Samuel 24:20

    If a man comes across his hater, will he let him get away safe? so may you be rewarded by the Lord for what you have done for me today.

    יִמְצָ֥א yim.Tza' “he will find”

  11. 1 Samuel 25:8

    If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.

    וְיִמְצְא֨וּ (יִמְצְא֨וּ) yim.tze.'U “let them find”תִּמְצָ֤א tim.Tza' “it will find”

  12. 1 Samuel 25:28

    And may the sin of your servant have forgiveness: for the Lord will certainly make your family strong, because my lord is fighting in the Lord's war; and no evil will be seen in you all your days.

    תִמָּצֵ֥א ti.ma.Tze' “it will be found”

  13. 1 Samuel 27:5

    Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

    מָצָ֨אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  14. 1 Samuel 29:3

    Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wro

    מָצָ֤אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  15. 1 Samuel 29:6

    Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not

    מָצָ֤אתִֽי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  16. 1 Samuel 29:8

    And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

    מָּצָ֣אתָ ma.Tza.ta “have you found”

  17. 1 Samuel 30:11

    And in the fields they saw an Egyptian whom they took to David, and they gave him bread, and he had a meal, and they gave him water for drink;

    וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (יִּמְצְא֤וּ) i.yim.tze.'U “they found”

  18. 1 Samuel 31:3

    And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.

    וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ (יִּמְצָאֻ֥) i.yim.tza.'U. “they found”

  19. 1 Samuel 31:8

    Now on the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his three sons dead on the earth in Mount Gilboa.

    וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (יִּמְצְא֤וּ) i.yim.tze.'U “they found”

  20. 2 Samuel 3:8

    And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David,

    הִמְצִיתִ֖ךָ (הִמְצִיתִ֖) him.tzi.Ti. “I have delivered”

  21. 2 Samuel 7:27

    For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

    מָצָ֤א ma.Tza' “he has found”

  22. 2 Samuel 14:22

    Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.

    מָצָ֨אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  23. 2 Samuel 15:25

    And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

    אֶמְצָ֥א 'em.Tza' “I will find”

  24. 2 Samuel 16:4

    Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

    אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- “may I find”

  25. 2 Samuel 17:12

    Then we will come on him in some place, wherever he may be, falling on him as the dew comes on the earth: and of him and all the men who are with him not one will get away with his life.

    נִמְצָ֣א nim.Tza' “he is found”