וּ/מְצָאתֶ֤ם
𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌
mâtsâʼ
and you will find
To find, encounter, come across, or attain; to meet with (a person, object, circumstance, or result), either through search, chance, or providence. Also conveys the sense of being discovered, appearing, or being present/available. Depending on context, encompasses both literal discovery or acquisition and figurative senses such as being able, sufficing, or occurrence (an event befalling someone).
2 Chronicles 20:16 · Word #8
Lexicon H4672
| Lemma | מָצָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤀 |
| Transliteration | mâtsâʼ |
| Strong's | H4672 |
| Definition | To find, encounter, come across, or attain; to meet with (a person, object, circumstance, or result), either through search, chance, or providence. Also conveys the sense of being discovered, appearing, or being present/available. Depending on context, encompasses both literal discovery or acquisition and figurative senses such as being able, sufficing, or occurrence (an event befalling someone). |
Morphology HC/Vqq2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and you will find |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4672-81
and you found
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 2nd person masculine plural, with prefixed conjunction ו־ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of "finding" or "coming upon." The perfect 2nd person masculine plural form indicates a completed action performed by "you" (plural), and the prefixed conjunction adds "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and you will find
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and you found' is a past tense translation, but the Hebrew verb is imperfect indicating future (modal) sense; 'and you will find' matches both SILEX definition and the narrative context. |