וּ/מָ֣צָא
𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀
mâtsâʼ
and-was-found
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 9:15 · Word #1
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/Vqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-was-found |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4672-73
and he found
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense "to find" or "to come upon." The sequential perfect (vav-consecutive) with 3ms subject is rendered as a past narrative action, "and he found," preserving person, number, and gender. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and was found
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and he found' incorrectly makes the subject active; in context the passive 'was found' is required for the city. Adjusted to passive as the Hebrew form is niphal (passive/reflexive). |