מָצָא matsa

Hebrew word for “to find” · Strong’s H4672 · used 455 times in 425 verses

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Meaning

1) to find, attain to;

How it is translated

Glosses given for matsa in context, with how often each is used:

• found 142
• will find 61
• have found 46
• will be found 26
• find 19
• has found 14
• which was found 11
• who were found 9
• finds 8
• finding 6
• will be found ! 4
• have been found 4

Where it is used

Also in 22 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Deuteronomy 22 (9), Genesis 18 (7), Genesis 44 (7), 2 Chronicles 34 (7), Ecclesiastes 7 (6), Genesis 31 (5), Exodus 22 (5), 1 Samuel 9 (5), 1 Samuel 10 (5), Exodus 33 (4)

Forms

• ימצא 42
• מצאתי 39
• מצא 28
• תמצא 28
• נמצא 27
• וימצא 23
• הנמצא 22
• מצאו 20
• וימצאו 18
• נמצאו 16

Words used with it

Words that share verses with matsa more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• חֵן chen “favor” 42
• אִם im “if” 51
• בָּקַשׁ baqash “to seek” 35
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 49
• נָא na “please” 30
• דָּבָר davar “word” 40
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 39
• זֶה zeh “this” 32
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 28
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 29
• גַּם gam “also” 26
• עַד ad “till” 30

Key verses

The verses using matsa that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Deuteronomy 4:29 — But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
• Deuteronomy 31:17 — Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils…
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
• 1 Chronicles 29:17 — I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all…
• 2 Chronicles 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he…
• Nehemiah 9:32 — Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath…
• Psalms 46:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
• Isaiah 51:3 — For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD;…
• Isaiah 55:6 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
• Jeremiah 6:16 — Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.…
• Daniel 12:1 — And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.