pl. נִמְצְאוּ Dt 22:30 +, הַנִּמְצְאוּ 1 Ch 29:17 ( הַ· = rel., cf Da Synt. § 22 R. 4
Kö
Synt. § 52);
Impf.
יִמָּצֵא
Gn 44:9
+; 3
fs.
תִּמָּצֵא
Ex 22:3
+; 2
fs.
תִּמָּֽצְאִי
Ez 26:2
1;
3
mpl.
יִמָּֽצְאוּן
Gn 18:2
9,
30
,
31
,
32
,
וַיִּמָּֽצְאוּ
1 Ch 24:4 2 Ch 4:1
6;
3
fpl.
תִּמָּצֶ˜אינָה
Je 50:2
0;
Inf.
הִמָּצֵא
Ex 22:3
(
= Inf. abs.
cf.
Ba
NB 74),
sf.
הִמָּֽצְאֹו
Is 55:
6;
Pt.
נִמְצָא
Ju 20:48
+,
fs.
נִמְצָאָ˜ה
2 K 19:4
=
Is 37:
4;
pl.
נִמְצְאִים
1 S 13:15
+
11 times;
נִמְצָאִים
only
Ezr 8:25
;
sf.
2
fs.
נִמְצָאַיִךְ
Is 22:
3;
נִמְצָאֹות
Gn 19:15 Ju 20:4
8;—
pass.
of Qal,
be found:
1.
a.
of a thing lost (asses)
1 S 9:20
;
10:2
,
16
; stolen
Gn 44:9
,
10
,
12
,
16
,
17
(
J
),
Ex 21:16
(all
c.
בְּיַד
); sought, wisdom
Jb 28:12
,
13 Pr 10:1
3.
b.
of thing found unexpectedly, book
2 K 22:13
;
23:2
=
2 Ch 34:2
1,
30
; of corpse
Dt 21:1
.
c.
=
be lighted upon, encountered;
of breaches in temple
2 K 12:6
; of cities
Ju 20:48
b; of persons in captured city
2 K 25:19
(×2) =
Je 52:25
(×2),
Dt 20:11
,
cf.
Ex 9:19
(
J
),
Ju 20:48a Is 13:1
5;
22:3 Je 41:
8;
be discovered
, of a condition, situation
Dt 22:20
(
בתולים
);
טֹוב נִמְצָא־בֹו דָּבָר
1 K 14:1
3,
cf.
2 Ch 19:
3.
d.
be found
written (
בתוב
),
Ne 13:1 Est 6:
2; of persons
Dn 12:1
.
e.
=
appeared, were recognised
, of words of
י׳
Je 15:1
6.
f.
of persons sought
Gn 18:29
,
30
,
31
,
32
(
J
),
Jos 10:17
(JE),
1 S 10:21 2 S 7:12 1 Ch 26:3
1; in geneal. register
Ezr 2:62
=
Ne 7:6
4; of
י׳
, specif.,
let himself be found of
(
by
) any one:
sq.
לְ
pers.
Is 65:1 Je 29:14 1 Ch 28:9 2 Ch 15:
2,
4
,
15
,
abs.
Is 55:
6.
g.
=
be discovered, detected:
(1) of iniquity, crime:
Ex 22:3
(×2) (
E
),
1 S 25:28 1 K 1:52 Je 2:34 Ez 28:15 Jb 19:28 Mal 2:
6,
cf.
Mi 1:1
3,
2 Ch 36:8 Est 2:2
3.
(2) of wrong-doers
Ex 22:1
,
6
,
7
(
E
),
Dt 22:22
,
28
;
24:7 Je 2:2
6;
48:27
;
50:24
(
||
נִלְכַּדְתְּ
,
נִתְפַּשְׂתְּ
),
Pr 6:31 Ezr 10:1
8.
h.
=
be gained, secured
, as a crop, of fruit,
fig.
מִמֶּנִּי פֶּרְיְךָ נִמְצָא
Ho 14:9
(
cf.
Qal
Gn 26:12 Ec 11:1
).
i.
=
be discoverable to be found
Jb 42:15 Dn 1:19
(
cf.
Is 55:6
supr.
1 f
).
2.
be found
=
be:
a.
c.
בְּיַד
be found in
one’s
hand
=
one happens to have
1 S 9:8
;
13:22a
cf.
(without
ביד
)
13:22b
;
21:4
.
b.
c.
לְ
pers
.,
=
be in the possession of:
Dt 21:17
,
c.
אֶת־
(prep.)
pers.
Ex 35:2
3,
24 1 Ch 29:
8.
c.
be found in
(
ב
) a place, especially of wealth, treasure,
Gn 47:14
(
J
),
2 K 12:11
,
19
;
14:14
;
16:8
;
18:15
;
20:13
=
Is 39:
2,
2 K 22:9 2 Ch 21:1
7;
25:24
;
34:17
;
cf.
Ex 12:19 Je 41:3 1 Ch 4:4
1;
=
happen to be, be
,
Dt 17:2
;
18:10 Je 5:26 Is 35:
9;
51:3
;
65:8
;
c.
neg.
=
be no more
Zp 3:13 Ez 26:21
ψ 37:36
(
||
אֵינֶנּוּ
),
Dn 11:19
.
d.
=
be left
after war, violence, etc.,
1 S 13:19 2 S 17:13 Is 30:14 2 K 19:4
=
Is 37:
4.
e.
=
be present
Gn 19:15
(
J
),
1 S 13:15
,
16
;
21:4
; especially late,
1 Ch 29:17 2 Ch 5:1
1;
29:29
;
30:21
;
31:1
;
34:32
,
33
;
35:7
,
17
,
18 Ezr 8:25 Est 1:
5;
4:16
.
f.
=
prove to be
, after numbering,
1 Ch 24:4 2 Ch 2:1
6;
Da A. B. Davidson, Hebrew Syntax. Kö E. König, Heb. Gram.