S 14:30
cf.
2 Ch 20:25 Pr 1:13
ψ 119:162
; of securing gain
Ho 12:9
(
+
לִי
;
||
עשׁר
),
Jb 31:25
; so perhaps also
abs.
בְּשֹׂורָה מֹצֵאת אֵין
2 S 18:22
there is no news securing
gain i.e. such as to bring you a reward (
cf.
Th D
r; but text
dub.
); secure as crop
Gn 26:12
(
J
),
cf.
Ec 11:
1;
=
acquire, get
wounds and dishonour
Pr 6:33
;
מ׳ הֵן בְּעֵינֵי פ׳
find
(
=
gain, secure)
favour in the eyes of
any one: of
י׳
,
•
Gn 6:8 Ex 33:12
,
13
(×2),
16
,
17
;
34:9
(all
J
),
Nu 11:11
,
15
(JE),
Ju 6:17 2 S 15:2
5
•; oftener of men
Gn 18:3
;
19:19
;
30:27
;
32:6
+
8 times Gn (all
J
),
Nu 32:5
(JE),
Dt 24:1 1 S 1:18
+
7 times S,
1 K 11:19 Ru 2:
2,
10
,
13 Est 5:
8;
7:3
;
מ׳ חֵן לִפְנֵי פ׳
•Est 8:
5;
אָז הָיִיתִי בְעֵינָיו כְּמֹוצֵאת שָׁלֹום
•Ct 8:1
0;
abs.
מָצָא הֵן
•Je 31:2 Pr 3:4
;
28:23
•:
=
seek and find
1 S 20:21
(arrows), so
v
3
6;
fig.
of grounds of accusation
Jb 33:10
he succeeds in finding;
so also
Is 58:3
,
13
;
find
knowledge of God
Pr 2:5
cf.
8:9
, word of
י׳
Am 8:1
2, words of wisdom
Pr 4:22
, wisdom
Jb 32:13 Pr 24:14
(
v.
also
infr.
); ransom
Jb 33:24
; life
Pr 8:35
(
Qr
מָצָא
;
> Kt
מצאי
, i.e.
מֹצְאֵי
De Str Wild
),
21:21
;
c.
acc. pers.
Gn 18:2
6,
28
,
30
(
J
),
41:38
(
E
),
1 S 9:13
(×2) 1 K 1:
3;
13:14
cf.
v
2
8,
+
; of pursuit
Jos 2:22
(
J
);
find
י׳
•Ho 5:6 Dt 4:29 Je 29:13 Jb 23:3
ψ 32:6
+
Ho 6:3
(read
כֵן נִמְצָאֵהוּ כְּשַׁחֲרִנוּ
, for
MT
כְּשַׁחַר נָכֹון מֹצָאֹו
Gie
Beitr. z.
Jes
Krit. 208
We No
w); so poss. also
(obj.
om.)
Je 10:18
(so
Gf
;
É
Or
read Niph.;
Gie
יֶאְשָׁ˜מוּ
), (
Jb 37:23
;
11:7
(×2) v. infr
.);
find
wisdom (personif.)
Pr 1:28
;
8:17
,
35
cf.
3:1
3.
b.
what is lost, missed,
c.
acc. re
i,
Gn 31:32
,
33
,
34
,
35
,
37
(
E
),
1 S 9:4
(×2) Dt 22:3 Lv 5:2
2,
23
(
P
),
Gn 36:24
(
P
)
+
;
וַיִּלְאוּ לִמְצֹא הַפָּ˜תַח
Gn 19:11
and they grew weary in finding the door; find
a word (to say)
Ne 5:8 Ec 12:1
0, answer
Jb 32:3
, vision from
י׳
La 2:
9;
c.
acc. pers.
Gn 38:2
0,
22
,
23
(
J
),
2 S 17:20 1 K 18:1
0,
12
;
21:20
(×2) 2 K 2:17 Ez 22:30 Pr 7:15 Ct 3:
1,
2
,
4
;
5:6
+.
c.
meet, encounter
,
c.
acc. pers.
(one expected),
Gn 32:20
(
E
),
2 K 9:21 Je 41:12 2 Ch 20:16
;
cf.
also
Nu 35:27
(
P
).
d.
find
a condition,
find
one in a situation;
וְלֹא מ׳ לָהּ בְּתוּלִים
Dt 22:14
cf.
v
17 24:
1;
נִלְחָם
…
וַיִּמ׳ אֶת־מֶלֶךְ
2 K 19:8
and he found the king
of Assyria
warring
against Lachish
=
Is 37:
8;
וּמ׳ אֶת־לְבָבֹו נֶאֱמָן
Ne 9:
8;
מ׳ כָּתוּב בספר
Ne 7:
5;
8:14
; especially late,
1 Ch 20:2 2 Ch 25:5 Dn 1:20 Ec 7:2
6.
e.
=
learn, devise
Ec 7:27
(×2),
29
.
f.
=
experience
sorrow
ψ 116:3
,
cf.
Ec 7:1
4.
2.
find out:
a.
find out thoroughly, explore:
obj.
God
Jb
11:7
(×2);
37:23
; God’s works
Ec 3:11
;
8:17
(×3),
cf.
7:2
4.
•
b.
=
detect
sin, crime, usually
in
(
ב
) one,
2 K 17:4 1 S 29:
3,
6
,
8 Ho 12:
9;
לֹא מ׳ בְּיָדִי מְאוּמָה
1 S 12:
5;
Str H. L. Strack. Wild G. Wildeboer. acc. pers. acc. of person. Gie F. Giessebrecht.
Jes Jesaias. Gf K. H. Graf. Or C. von Orelli.