מָצָא

mâtsâʼ · Hebrew · Strong's H4672 · 455 occurrences

The KJV renders 30 different Hebrew and Greek words as “deliver”

What it means

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

befall, being, catch, come on, to hand, deliver, be enough finding, occasion, out, get, be here, hit, be left, light upon, meet, present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“deliver”

also renders paradídōmi (G3860), sōtēría (G4991), eleutheróō (G1659), dídōmi (G1325), apodídōmi (G591), apallássō (G525), exairéō (G1807), charízomai (G5483), katargéō (G2673), rhýomai (G4506), anadídōmi (G325), ʼânâh (H579), gâʼal (H1350), châlats (H2502), yᵉhab (H3052), yâshaʻ (H3467), mâgan (H4042), mâlaṭ (H4422), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉtsal (H5338), nâthan (H5414), çâgar (H5462), ʻâbar (H5674), pâdâh (H6299), pâdaʻ (H6308), pâtsâh (H6475), pâraq (H6561), shᵉzab (H7804), shᵉlam (H8000)

“out”

also renders rhíptō (G4496), apérchomai (G565), anaboáō (G310), apostéllō (G649), táchion (G5032), exapostéllō (G1821), ekkóptō (G1581), exérchomai (G1831), ekbállō (G1544), ekporeúomai (G1607), proágō (G4254), hâlak (H1980), chêqer (H2714), ṭûwl (H2904), nâdach (H5080), nâthak (H5413), çâgar (H5462), ʻâbar (H5674), rûwaʻ (H7321), rânan (H7442), râqaʻ (H7554), shâvaʻ (H7768)

“catch”

also renders lambánō (G2983), syllambánō (G4815), synarpázō (G4884), piázō (G4084), thēreúō (G2340), epilambánomai (G1949), zōgréō (G2221), agreúō (G64), ʼâchaz (H270), bâzaz (H962), gâzal (H1497), gârar (H1641), châzaq (H2388), ṭâraph (H2963), tâphas (H8610)

“get”

also renders éxeimi (G1826), heurískō (G2147), ʼâchaz (H270), bâhal (H926), bîyn (H995), bâtsaʻ (H1214), hâlak (H1980), kâbad (H3513), nûwd (H5110), çûwr (H5493), ʻâsâh (H6213), qânâh (H7069), râchaq (H7368), râkash (H7408)

“meet”

also renders áxios (G514), hikanós (G2425), apántēsis (G529), synantáō (G4876), eúthetos (G2111), apantáō (G528), kalós (G2570), hypantáō (G5221), díkaios (G1342), bên (H1121), yôsher (H3476), qâdam (H6923), qârâh (H7136)

“present”

also renders enístēmi (G1764), hístēmi (G2476), páreimi (G3918), ephístēmi (G2186), parístēmi (G3936), árti (G737), nŷn (G3568), ʼeshkâr (H814), Bᵉrâkâh (H1293), minchâh (H4503), nâtsab (H5324), shachad (H7810), shay (H7862)

“ready”

also renders engýs (G1451), próthymos (G4289), méllō (G3195), hetoímōs (G2093), chûwsh (H2363), ṭôwb (H2896), mâhîyr (H4106), ʻâthûwd (H6259), ʻăthîyd (H6263), ʻâthîyd (H6264)

“occasion”

also renders aphormḗ (G874), ʻillâh (H5931), ʻălîylâh (H5949), taʼănâh (H8385), tᵉnûwʼâh (H8569)

“suffice”

also renders arkéō (G714), arketós (G713), çâphaq (H5606), rab (H7227), sâbaʻ (H7646)

“be left”

also renders perisseúō (G4052), hypoleípō (G5275), lûwn (H3885), shᵉʼêrîyth (H7611)

“befall”

also renders synantáō (G4876), ʼânâh (H579), qârâh (H7136)

“come on”

also renders lambánō (G2983), yâhab (H3051)

“be here”

also renders páreimi (G3918)

“speed”

also renders ʼoçparnâʼ (H629)

“take hold on”

also renders tâphas (H8610)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

455 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 4:40 · HC/Vqw3mp

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.

1 Chronicles 4:41 · HVNp3cp

These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 10:3 · HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms

The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

1 Chronicles 10:8 · HC/Vqw3mp

On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 17:25 · HVqp3ms

For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.

1 Chronicles 20:2 · HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs

David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.

1 Chronicles 24:4 HC/VNw3mp1 Chronicles 26:31 HC/VNw3ms1 Chronicles 28:9 HVNi3ms1 Chronicles 29:8 HC/Td/VNrmsa1 Chronicles 29:17 HTd/VNp3cp1 Kings 1:3 HC/Vqw3mp1 Kings 1:52 HVNi3fs1 Kings 11:19 HC/Vqw3ms1 Kings 11:29 HC/Vqw3ms1 Kings 13:14 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms1 Kings 13:24 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms1 Kings 13:28 HC/Vqw3ms1 Kings 14:13 HVNp3ms1 Kings 18:5 HVqi1cp1 Kings 18:10 HVqi3ms/Sp2ms1 Kings 18:12 HVqi3ms/Sp2ms1 Kings 19:19 HC/Vqw3ms1 Kings 20:36 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms1 Kings 20:37 HC/Vqw3ms1 Kings 21:20 HTi/Vqp2ms/Sp1cs1 Samuel 1:18 HVqj3fs1 Samuel 9:4 HVqp3cp1 Samuel 9:8 HVNp3ms1 Samuel 9:11 HVqp3cp1 Samuel 9:13 HVqi2mp/Sn1 Samuel 9:20 HVNp3cp1 Samuel 10:2 HC/Vqq2ms1 Samuel 10:3 HC/Vqq3cp/Sp2ms1 Samuel 10:7 HVqi3fs1 Samuel 10:16 HVNp3cp1 Samuel 10:21 HVNp3ms1 Samuel 12:5 HVqp2mp1 Samuel 13:15 HTd/VNrmpa1 Samuel 13:16 HTd/VNrmsa1 Samuel 13:19 HVNi3ms1 Samuel 13:22 HC/VNw3fs1 Samuel 14:30 HVqp3ms1 Samuel 16:22 HVqp3ms1 Samuel 20:3 HVqp1cs1 Samuel 20:21 HVqv2ms1 Samuel 20:29 HVqp1cs1 Samuel 20:36 HVqv2ms1 Samuel 21:3 HTd/VNrmsa1 Samuel 23:17 HVqi3fs/Sp2ms1 Samuel 24:19 HVqi3ms1 Samuel 25:8 HC/Vqi3mp1 Samuel 25:28 HVNi3fs1 Samuel 27:5 HVqp1cs1 Samuel 29:3 HVqp1cs1 Samuel 29:6 HVqp1cs1 Samuel 29:8 HVqp2ms1 Samuel 30:11 HC/Vqw3mp1 Samuel 31:3 HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms1 Samuel 31:8 HC/Vqw3mp

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.