יִמְצָאֶֽ/נּוּ
𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤍𐤅
mâtsâʼ
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).
Ecclesiastes 7:24 · Word #7
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 HVqi3ms/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4672-114
he will find him
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of "to find" or "come upon." The imperfect 3ms form with a 3ms pronominal suffix yields "he will find him," preserving both the verbal action and the masculine singular object. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
will find it
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'he will find him' misrepresents the object and gender. In context, the pronominal suffix is better rendered as neutral 'it', referring to wisdom/knowledge as an abstract concept, not a masculine person. The subject is also impersonal, not specifically 'he'. |