ma.tsa H4672

מָצָא (ma.tsa) means “to find” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מָצָא Hebrew · H4672 455 tagged occurrences in 425 verses

Pronunciation guide: maw-tsaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4672

מָצָא · ma.tsa · to find

1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

KJV glosses: [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.

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How translators render H4672

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
found	22
i have found	22
find	10
and found	9
is found	9
was found	9
be found	8
they found	8
find them	7
finds	7
find him	5
he found	5
i find	5
were found	5
who were present	5
and find	4
and they found	4
are found	4
finding	4
i found	4
to find	4
we have found	4
you will find	4
could be found	3
find her	3
he found him	3
is caught	3
met	3
that was found	3
to be found	3
we found	3
and he was found	2
and you will find	2
brought him	2
but i found	2
can be found	2
can find	2
discover	2
encounters	2
find anything	2
found him	2
has found	2
have been found	2
have you found	2
he will be found	2
i encountered	2
i have discovered	2
if you find	2
overtook him	2
that had been found	2
that still survives	2
there	2
to comprehend	2
we will find	2
who were found	2
will be found	2
will find	2
would they have enough	2
you find	2
you found	2
acquired	1
afford	1
among	1
an ever-present	1
and acquires	1
and all that was found	1
and discover	1
and find me	1
and found them	1
and have found	1
and he found	1
and i find	1
and i found	1
and i have found you	1
and if i have found	1
and spreads	1
and strikes	1
and there it was found	1
and there were found to be	1
and they are discovered	1
and verified	1
and you have found	1
are stained	1
befell him	1
brought	1
but find	1
but finds	1
but found	1
but he found	1
but i discovered	1
can fathom it	1
can we find	1
can you fathom	1
caught	1
come upon us	1
comes	1
could lift	1
delivered you	1
demands	1
did you ever find	1
discovered	1
encounters her	1
enough	1
fathom	1
find elijah	1
find it	1
find its meaning	1
find me	1
find the donkeys	1
find you	1
finding them	1
finds me	1
for they could find	1
found you	1
god finds	1
grant me this favor	1
had	1
had been found	1
had found	1
had gained	1
happened to us	1
has been found	1
has befallen us	1
has come upon us	1
has exposed	1
has found the courage	1
have come upon them	1
have found	1
have found me	1
have happened to you	1
have i found	1
have solved	1
he accomplishes this	1
he brings consequences	1
he could find a place	1
he finds	1
he found her	1
he found them	1
he has	1
he has found	1
he is caught	1
he reaped	1
he who finds	1
he will find	1
i am pleased with	1
i can find a place	1
i discovered that	1
i have found you out	1
i have here	1
i have indeed found	1
i may find	1
i was confronted	1
i was found	1
i will be found	1
if i found you	1
in attendance	1
in their path	1
is actually found	1
is it found	1
it is attained	1
it was found	1
lay a hand on	1
let me find	1
lies	1
like one who brings	1
like one who finds	1
may be captured	1
may i continue to find	1
may i find	1
met him	1
more room is found	1
now his men found	1
obtain	1
one is found	1
or seeking	1
or the man is found	1
our reach	1
overcame me	1
reached	1
receive	1
remains	1
seized	1
shall find me	1
so that i may find	1
so they found	1
so you have found me out	1
that find	1
that had happened	1
that has been found	1
then the prophet found	1
then you will find	1
there is	1
there they found	1
they brought	1
they can find	1
they had encountered	1
they have been found	1
they reach	1
they took	1
they will find her	1
those present	1
those who found	1
to detect	1
to fall	1
to those who find	1
to those who find them	1
trying to find	1
was he ever found among thieves	1
we find him	1
we have lived	1
were	1
whatever can be found	1
when you meet	1
where to find him	1
while he may be found	1
who are here	1
who are present	1
who can be found	1
who finds	1
who found him	1
who found them	1
who was found	1
whoever finds me	1
whoever had	1
will apprehend	1
will befall him	1
will befall them	1
will find you out	1
will meet you	1
will overtake us	1
will seize	1
would befall	1
would overwhelm	1
yet if caught	1
you are able	1
you can find	1
you can find it	1
you can spare	1
you do	1
you find here	1
you find it	1
you have found	1
you may be found	1
you meet	1
you were found	1
you will find it again	1
your fugitives	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
found	31
and found	17
be found	10
find	10
that was found	8
is found	7
and they found	6
findeth	6
hath found	5
i have found	5
present	5
that they found	5
that were found	5
that were present	5
were found	5
but found	4
find out	4
shall be found	4
shall find	4
are found	3
have i found	3
if i find	3
if i have found	3
if now i have found	3
they found	3
to find	3
and all that was found	2
and find	2
and he found	2
and i find	2
and i have found	2
but they found	2
but they shall not find	2
for them to suffice	2
hast thou found	2
have found	2
him but i found	2
him he will be found	2
hit	2
i found	2
it be found	2
let me find	2
met	2
presented	2
shall find out	2
that i have found	2
that is found	2
they shall find	2
to find out	2
unto him if now i have found	2
was found	2
which were found	2
who can find	2
all that are found	1
all that found	1
also find	1
among all those have i not found	1
and all that came to hand	1
and all that were present	1
and catch	1
and could not find	1
and every man with whom was found	1
and find out	1
and foundest	1
and have not delivered	1
and he cannot find	1
and he caused all that were present	1
and he was found	1
and i found	1
and i will be found	1
and if i have found	1
and if she be not able to bring	1
and it was found	1
and lighteth	1
and made all that were present	1
and met	1
and not be found	1
and now if i have found	1
and received	1
and shall not be found	1
and shall not find	1
and that which was found	1
and there shall meet	1
and therein was found	1
and they presented	1
and they shall not be found	1
and they that found	1
and thou hast also found	1
and thou hast found	1
and thou hast not found	1
and what hast thou found	1
and wherefore have i not found	1
and ye shall find	1
and yet so they sufficed	1
any finding	1
are befallen	1
are come	1
as occasion	1
as one that findeth	1
as one that found	1
be certainly	1
be not found	1
be with us why then is all this befallen	1
because he hath found	1
because in him there is found	1
because they had found	1
behold he findeth	1
behold i have	1
but he found	1
but he found her	1
but i find	1
but i found	1
but it was not found	1
but lo i will deliver	1
but they were not found	1
can find out	1
can we find	1
canst thou find	1
come	1
every one that findeth me	1
every one that is found	1
every one that shall be found	1
for all that were present	1
for and there were found	1
for he found	1
for i cannot find	1
for i have not found	1
for thou hast found	1
for thou shalt find	1
for whoso findeth	1
found her	1
found him	1
from them but i found	1
gat hold	1
had gotten	1
hath found out	1
hath gotten	1
hath not been found	1
have taken hold	1
have they not sped	1
he be found	1
he causeth it to come	1
he found	1
her and it come to pass that she find	1
her but they found	1
him but he could not be found	1
him but i could not find	1
him he could not be found	1
him he was found	1
him lest he get	1
him or if he be found	1
i am found	1
i have found me out	1
i have not found	1
i may find	1
i pray thee whatsoever cometh	1
i shall find	1
i should find	1
if i have now found	1
if i shall find	1
if there be found	1
if thou meet	1
if ye find	1
is not enough	1
it but i found	1
it was found out	1
let us find	1
me and find	1
me findeth	1
me for he hath found	1
nay i pray thee if now i have found	1
needeth it let me find	1
nor finding	1
now there was found	1
now therefore i pray thee if i have found	1
of all that he hath	1
of them he found	1
of them they found	1
on them for they are found	1
or have found	1
or what there is present	1
out	1
ready	1
shall befall	1
shall he get	1
shall not be found	1
shall not find	1
shalt find	1
shalt find occasion	1
she findeth	1
should find	1
so shalt thou find	1
so that there shall not be found	1
that are left	1
that are present	1
that befell	1
that found	1
that had come	1
that hath befallen	1
that i may find	1
that is left	1
that shall come	1
that shall come on	1
that she shall not find	1
that they came to	1
that thou findest	1
that thou hast found	1
that ye have not found	1
thee that hath come	1
thee that i may find	1
them and shalt not find	1
them and they were found	1
them but shall not find	1
them that they may find	1
themselves to find	1
then he found	1
then thou shalt find	1
thence and found	1
thence he lighted	1
there and find	1
there shall not be found	1
there was not found	1
there were found	1
therein and ye shall find	1
thereof if ye can find	1
thereof neither is it found	1
thereon it shall not be found	1
they if we have found	1
this have i found	1
this have we found	1
thou art found	1
thou find	1
thou findest	1
thou hast found	1
thou shalt find	1
to her i found	1
to redeem	1
to restore	1
to them that find	1
until i find out	1
unto him he found	1
unto him i pray thee if i have found	1
unto him we have found	1
unto him why have i found	1
unto thee was he found	1
unto those that find	1
upon me i found	1
was not found	1
was there found	1
we cannot find him out	1
we found	1
we have found	1
we have found out	1
we may find	1
we shall find	1
what hast thou found	1
when he is found	1
when they can find	1
when thou hast found	1
when thou mayest be found	1
when ye find	1
where he could find	1
where he shall be found	1
where i may find	1
where i might find	1
which are here	1
which are present	1
which he found	1
which shall be found	1
which they found	1
which was found	1
which we found	1
while he may be found	1
who can find it out	1
will come	1
will find you out	1
with her and they be found	1
with them and among them all was found	1
with whom was found	1
ye can find	1
ye find	1
ye had not found out	1
ye shall find	1
ye shall not find	1
yet he shall not find	1
you that ye may find	1

Verses containing H4672

Page 7 of 9. 425 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Psalms 46:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
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Source alternate reference: 46.2
Psalms 69:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
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Source alternate reference: 69.21
Psalms 76:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
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Source alternate reference: 76.6
Psalms 84:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
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Source alternate reference: 84.4
Psalms 89:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
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Source alternate reference: 89.21
Psalms 107:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
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Psalms 116:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
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Psalms 119:143 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
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Psalms 119:162 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
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Psalms 132:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
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Psalms 132:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
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Proverbs 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
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Proverbs 1:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
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Proverbs 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
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Proverbs 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
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Proverbs 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
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Proverbs 4:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
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Proverbs 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
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Proverbs 6:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
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Proverbs 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
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Proverbs 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
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Proverbs 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
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Proverbs 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
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Proverbs 8:35 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
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Proverbs 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
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Proverbs 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
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Proverbs 16:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
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Proverbs 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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Proverbs 18:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
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Proverbs 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
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Proverbs 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
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Proverbs 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
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Proverbs 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
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Proverbs 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
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Proverbs 28:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
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Proverbs 31:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
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Ecclesiastes 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
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Ecclesiastes 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?
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Ecclesiastes 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
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Ecclesiastes 7:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
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Ecclesiastes 7:28 · BSB · 3 occurrences
While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
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Ecclesiastes 8:17 · BSB · 3 occurrences
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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Ecclesiastes 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
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Ecclesiastes 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
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Ecclesiastes 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
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Song of Solomon 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
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Song of Solomon 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
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