מָצָא

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[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.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to find, attain to
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâtsâʼ; Pronunciation: maw-tsaw'