detect evil in God Je 2:5 ; subj. God Je 2:34 ; 23:11 ; מ׳ עֲוֹן עֲבָדֶיךָ Gn 44:16 ( J ), cf. ψ 36:3 ; abs. ψ 10:15 ; 17:3 • . c. = guess , solve riddle Ju 14:12 , 18 cf. Pr 8:1 2. 3. =
come upon, light upon:
a.
often unexpectedly
=
happen upon
,
c.
acc. re
i, money
Gn 4:8
(
J
), book
2 K 22:8
;
23:24
=
2 Ch 34:1
4,
15
,
cf.
Ne 7:
5; honey
Pr 25:16
, ship
Jon 1:3
; a plain
Gn 11:2
(
J
), jawbone
Ju 15:15
; ark of
י׳
ψ 132:6
(according to some, but
dub.
;
Bae
proposes
הֹוצֵאנוּהָ
);
indef.
Ez 3:1
(
del.
Ö
C
o);
c.
acc. pers. =
meet, fall in with
Gn 4:1
4,
15
cf.
Je 50:7 Gn 37:1
5,
17
(all
J
),
1 S 9:11
;
30:11 Dt 22:2
3,
25
,
27
,
28 1 K 13:2
4;
20:36 2 K 4:2
9;
10:13
,
15 Ct 3:
3;
5:7
,
8
;
8:1
; come upon
=
discover
,
Nu 15:22
,
33
; of
י׳
meeting (finding) Isr. in desert
Ho 9:10
cf.
12:5 Dt 32:1
0; angel finding Hagar
Gn 16:7
(
J
);
י׳
finding David
ψ 89:21
.
b.
hit
,
c.
acc. pers.
subj. bowmen
1 S 31:3
=
1 Ch 10:
3; subj. axe
Dt 19:5
.
c.
subj. hand
Is 10:14
(
fig.
, in
metaph.
, of reaching nests),
cf.
v
1
0,
1 S 23:17
(of Saul’s taking David),
ψ 21:9
(
sq.
לְ
),
v
9
(
c.
acc.
);
כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָֽדְךָ לַעֲשֹׂות
Ec 9:1
0; sin (i.e. its punishment)
will light upon
you
Nu 32:23
.
d.
•subj. fire,
קֹצִים כִּי תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָצְאָה
Ex 22:5
(
E
).
•
e.
befal
,
c.
acc. pers.
Jos 2:23
(JE); of evil
Gn 44:34
(
J
),
Dt 4:30
;
31:17
(×2),
21 Ju 6:13 2 K 7:9 Jb 31:29
ψ 116:3
;
119:143 Est 8:
6; subj.
תְּלָאָה
Ex 18:8
(
E
),
Nu 20:14
(JE),
Ne 9:32
•
.
4.
noteworthy phrases are:
כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּמ׳ יָדֶ˜ךָ
Ju 9:33
according to
what why hand findeth
, i.e. as the occasion may demand, so
1 S 10:7
(
c.
acc
.;
cf.
Ec 9:10
3 c
); but
25:8
=
what thou chancest to have
,
cf.
אֲשֶׁר מ׳ כְלִי זָהָב
Nu 31:50
(
P
);
וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻהוּ
Jb 20:8
=
and he shall not be
, shall no longer exist,
cf.
Is 41:1
2;
Ec 9:15
they found in it
=
there happened to be in it;
מ׳ אֶת־לִבֹּו לְהִתְפַּלֵּל
2 S 7:27
he found the
heart
(took courage)
to pray
=
1 Ch 17:25
(om.
לבו את־
;
cf.
מָצָא לְ׳
+ inf
., Eccl
us 12:11);
לֹא מָֽצְאוּ יְדֵיהֶם
ψ 76:6
they did not find their hands
, were not able to use them, were paralyzed;
חַיַּת יָרֵךְ מָצָאתְ
Is 57:10
=
(perhaps)
experience renewal of thy strength
(
cf.
I
.
חַיָּה
p. 312
supr. Che
Comm.; for other interpr. of
ח׳
,
ידך
,
v. Ew Di Du Che
Hpt.);
כְּדֵי גְאֻלָּתֹו וּמָצָא
Lv 25:26
=
and he find
(that he has)
enough for its redemption
(
cf.
דַּי
), so
דֵּי הָשִׁיב מָֽצְאָה יָדֹו
v
2
8,
תִּמ׳ יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה
12:8
(
cf.
תַּגִּיעַ
5:
7); without
דַּי , וְלֹא מָֽצְאוּ לָהֶם כֵּן Ju 21:14 = (prob.) and they (the Israelites) did not find enough for them , even so ( cf. GF M); also וּמָצָא לָהֶם Nu 11:22 (×2) (JE) and so one find ( = there be found) enough for them ( cf. Niph. Jos 17:16 Zc 10:1 0).
•
Niph.
Pf.
נִמְצָא
1 S 13:22
+; 3
fs.
נמצאה
Je 48:27
Kt G
f;
<
נִמְצָא
Qr Gi
e; 2
fs.
נִמְצֵאת
Je 50:2
4;
I s.
נִמְצֵאתִי
Is 65:
1,
וְנִמְצֵאתִי
consec.
Je 29:1
4;
3
Bae F. Baethgen. metaph. metaphor, metaphorically. Che T. K. Cheyene, Isaiah, in Hpt.s sacred Books of the O. T. (Polychrome Bible), Eng. Trans., and Heb. Text