Hebrew word study
מָצָא H4672
- Transliteration
- mâtsâʼ
- Pronunciation
- maw-tsaw'
- 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.
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information