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Hebrew word study

מָצָאmâtsâʼ — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist

Pronounced “maw-tsaw'”

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

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.

Appears 450 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 56×
Genesis 2:20Genesis 4:14Genesis 4:15Genesis 6:8Genesis 8:9Genesis 11:2Genesis 16:7Genesis 18:3Genesis 18:26Genesis 18:28Genesis 18:29Genesis 18:30Genesis 18:31Genesis 18:32Genesis 19:11Genesis 19:15Genesis 19:19Genesis 26:12Genesis 26:19Genesis 26:32Genesis 27:20Genesis 30:14Genesis 30:27Genesis 31:32Genesis 31:33+ 31 more in Genesis
Exodus — 22×
Exodus 5:11Exodus 9:19Exodus 12:19Exodus 15:22Exodus 16:25Exodus 16:27Exodus 18:8Exodus 21:16Exodus 22:2Exodus 22:4Exodus 22:6Exodus 22:7Exodus 22:8Exodus 33:12Exodus 33:13Exodus 33:16Exodus 33:17Exodus 34:9Exodus 35:23Exodus 35:24+ 2 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 8×
Leviticus 6:3Leviticus 6:4Leviticus 9:12Leviticus 9:13Leviticus 9:18Leviticus 12:8Leviticus 25:26Leviticus 25:28
Numbers — 11×
Numbers 11:11Numbers 11:15Numbers 11:22Numbers 15:32Numbers 15:33Numbers 20:14Numbers 31:50Numbers 32:5Numbers 32:23Numbers 35:27+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 25×
Deuteronomy 4:29Deuteronomy 4:30Deuteronomy 17:2Deuteronomy 18:10Deuteronomy 19:5Deuteronomy 20:11Deuteronomy 21:1Deuteronomy 21:17Deuteronomy 22:3Deuteronomy 22:14Deuteronomy 22:17Deuteronomy 22:20Deuteronomy 22:22Deuteronomy 22:23Deuteronomy 22:25Deuteronomy 22:27Deuteronomy 22:28Deuteronomy 24:1Deuteronomy 24:7Deuteronomy 31:17Deuteronomy 31:21Deuteronomy 32:10+ 3 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 4×
Joshua 2:22Joshua 2:23Joshua 10:17Joshua 17:16
Judges — 13×
Judges 1:5Judges 5:30Judges 6:13Judges 6:17Judges 9:33Judges 14:18Judges 15:15Judges 17:8Judges 17:9Judges 20:48Judges 21:12Judges 21:14+ 1 more in Judges
Ruth — 4×
Ruth 1:9Ruth 2:2Ruth 2:10Ruth 2:13
1 Samuel — 39×
1 Sam 1:181 Sam 9:41 Sam 9:81 Sam 9:111 Sam 9:131 Sam 9:201 Sam 10:21 Sam 10:31 Sam 10:71 Sam 10:161 Sam 10:211 Sam 12:51 Sam 13:151 Sam 13:161 Sam 13:191 Sam 13:221 Sam 14:301 Sam 16:221 Sam 20:31 Sam 20:211 Sam 20:291 Sam 20:361 Sam 21:31 Sam 23:171 Sam 24:19+ 14 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 10×
2 Sam 3:82 Sam 7:272 Sam 14:222 Sam 15:252 Sam 16:42 Sam 17:122 Sam 17:132 Sam 17:202 Sam 18:222 Sam 20:6
1 Kings — 16×
1 Ki 1:31 Ki 1:521 Ki 11:191 Ki 11:291 Ki 13:141 Ki 13:241 Ki 13:281 Ki 14:131 Ki 18:51 Ki 18:101 Ki 18:121 Ki 19:191 Ki 20:361 Ki 20:371 Ki 21:20+ 1 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 24×
2 Ki 2:172 Ki 4:292 Ki 4:392 Ki 7:92 Ki 9:212 Ki 9:352 Ki 10:132 Ki 10:152 Ki 12:52 Ki 12:102 Ki 12:182 Ki 14:142 Ki 16:82 Ki 17:42 Ki 18:152 Ki 19:42 Ki 19:82 Ki 20:132 Ki 22:82 Ki 22:92 Ki 22:132 Ki 23:22 Ki 23:242 Ki 25:19
1 Chronicles — 11×
1 Chr 4:401 Chr 4:411 Chr 10:31 Chr 10:81 Chr 17:251 Chr 20:21 Chr 24:41 Chr 26:311 Chr 28:91 Chr 29:81 Chr 29:17
2 Chronicles — 28×
2 Chr 2:172 Chr 5:112 Chr 15:22 Chr 15:42 Chr 15:152 Chr 19:32 Chr 20:162 Chr 20:252 Chr 21:172 Chr 22:82 Chr 25:52 Chr 25:242 Chr 29:162 Chr 29:292 Chr 30:212 Chr 31:12 Chr 32:42 Chr 34:142 Chr 34:152 Chr 34:172 Chr 34:212 Chr 34:302 Chr 34:322 Chr 34:332 Chr 35:7+ 3 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 4×
Ezra 2:62Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:25Ezra 10:18
Nehemiah — 8×
Nehemiah 5:8Nehemiah 7:5Nehemiah 7:64Nehemiah 8:14Nehemiah 9:8Nehemiah 9:32Nehemiah 13:1+ 1 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 7×
Esther 2:23Esther 4:16Esther 5:8Esther 6:2Esther 7:3Esther 8:5Esther 8:6
Job — 19×
Job 3:22Job 11:7Job 17:10Job 19:28Job 20:8Job 23:3Job 28:12Job 28:13Job 31:25Job 31:29Job 32:3Job 32:13Job 33:10Job 33:24Job 34:11Job 37:13Job 37:23Job 42:15+ 1 more in Job
Psalms — 19×
Psalms 10:15Psalms 17:3Psalms 21:8Psalms 32:6Psalms 36:2Psalms 37:36Psalms 46:1Psalms 69:20Psalms 76:5Psalms 84:3Psalms 89:20Psalms 107:4Psalms 116:3Psalms 119:143Psalms 119:162Psalms 132:5Psalms 132:6+ 2 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 27×
Proverbs 1:13Proverbs 1:28Proverbs 2:5Proverbs 3:4Proverbs 3:13Proverbs 4:22Proverbs 6:31Proverbs 6:33Proverbs 7:15Proverbs 8:9Proverbs 8:12Proverbs 8:17Proverbs 8:35Proverbs 10:13Proverbs 16:20Proverbs 16:31Proverbs 17:20Proverbs 18:22Proverbs 19:8Proverbs 20:6Proverbs 21:21Proverbs 24:14Proverbs 25:16Proverbs 28:23Proverbs 31:10+ 2 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 17×
Eccles 3:11Eccles 7:14Eccles 7:24Eccles 7:26Eccles 7:27Eccles 7:28Eccles 7:29Eccles 8:17Eccles 9:10Eccles 9:15Eccles 11:1Eccles 12:10+ 5 more in Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon — 9×
Song 3:1Song 3:2Song 3:3Song 3:4Song 5:6Song 5:7Song 5:8Song 8:1Song 8:10
Isaiah — 18×
Isaiah 10:10Isaiah 10:14Isaiah 13:15Isaiah 22:3Isaiah 30:14Isaiah 34:14Isaiah 35:9Isaiah 37:4Isaiah 37:8Isaiah 39:2Isaiah 41:12Isaiah 51:3Isaiah 55:6Isaiah 57:10Isaiah 58:3Isaiah 58:13Isaiah 65:1Isaiah 65:8
Jeremiah — 24×
Jeremiah 2:5Jeremiah 2:24Jeremiah 2:26Jeremiah 2:34Jeremiah 5:1Jeremiah 5:26Jeremiah 6:16Jeremiah 10:18Jeremiah 11:9Jeremiah 14:3Jeremiah 15:16Jeremiah 23:11Jeremiah 29:13Jeremiah 29:14Jeremiah 31:2Jeremiah 41:3Jeremiah 41:12Jeremiah 45:3Jeremiah 48:27Jeremiah 50:7Jeremiah 50:20Jeremiah 50:24Jeremiah 52:25+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 4×
Lam 1:3Lam 1:6Lam 2:9Lam 2:16
Ezekiel — 4×
Ezekiel 3:1Ezekiel 22:30Ezekiel 26:21Ezekiel 28:15
Daniel — 4×
Daniel 1:19Daniel 1:20Daniel 11:19Daniel 12:1
Hosea — 8×
Hosea 2:6Hosea 2:7Hosea 5:6Hosea 9:10Hosea 12:4Hosea 12:8Hosea 14:8+ 1 more in Hosea
Amos — 1×
Amos 8:12
Jonah — 1×
Jonah 1:3
Micah — 1×
Micah 1:13
Zephaniah — 1×
Zeph 3:13
Zechariah — 2×
Zech 10:10Zech 11:6
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 2:6

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