What does מָצָא · יָד · דַּי · שֶׂה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4672, H3027, H1767, H7716
וְאִם־לֹא תִמְצָא יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה
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 hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] · enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases · a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
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מָצָא H4672 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
Pronunciation māṣāʾ
From existence or appearance to discovery: finding what comes forth or becomes present to the seeker.
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יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Pronunciation yād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
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דַּי H1767 enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Pronunciation day
Sufficiency marker that functions as preposition; denotes capacity, proportion, or limit rather than abundance.
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שֶׂה H7716 a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
Pronunciation šeh
Collective flock member (sheep or goat); foundational sacrificial animal in covenant worship and atonement theology.
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What does וְאִם־לֹא תִמְצָא יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה (wĕʾim-lōʾ ṯimṣāʾ yāḏāh dê śeh) mean in the Bible?
מָצָא · יָד · דַּי · שֶׂה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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".
Full entry for וְאִם־לֹא תִמְצָא יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה (H4672, H3027, H1767, H7716) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4672, H3027, H1767, H7716?
H4672, H3027, H1767, H7716 is connected to 2,170 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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
Strong's H4672, H3027, H1767, H7716
Lexical occurrences 2,170 verses Word forms 3 forms 256 references Source Gloss
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
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 256
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 175×
Perfect 1Kgs 21:20 · 1Sam 20:3 · 1Sam 20:29 · 1Sam 27:5 · 1Sam 29:3 · 1Sam 29:6 · 2Chr 34:15 · 2Kgs 22:8 · 2Sam 14:22 · Deut 22:14 · Deut 22:17 · Eccl 7:27 · Eccl 7:28 · Eccl 7:29 · Esth 5:8 · Esth 7:3 104×
Imperfect 1Sam 24:20 · Deut 22:25 · Deut 22:28 · Eccl 3:11 · Eccl 7:14 · Eccl 8:17 · Esth 8:6 · Gen 44:34 · Job 33:10 · Judg 17:8 · Prov 6:33 · Prov 16:20 · Prov 17:20 · Prov 20:6 · Prov 21:21 · Prov 28:23 64×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 20:21 · 1Sam 20:36 2×
Participle active 2Sam 18:22 · Prov 8:35 2×
Jussive 1Sam 1:18 1×
Cohortative Gen 33:15 1×
Infinitive construct Ps 32:6 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 79×
Perfect 1Kgs 14:13 · 1Sam 9:8 · 1Sam 10:21 · 1Sam 13:22 · 2Chr 34:21 · 2Kgs 20:13 · 2Sam 17:12 · 2Sam 17:13 · Dan 1:19 · Exod 35:23 · Exod 35:24 · Ezek 28:15 · Gen 44:16 · Gen 44:17 · Hos 14:9 · Isa 39:2 42×
Imperfect 1Chr 28:9 · 1Sam 13:19 · 2Chr 15:2 · 2Kgs 12:6 · Dan 11:19 · Deut 17:2 · Deut 18:10 · Deut 21:1 · Deut 21:17 · Deut 22:22 · Deut 24:7 · Exod 9:19 · Exod 12:19 · Exod 22:1 · Exod 22:6 · Exod 22:7 35×
Infinitive absolute Exod 22:3 1×
Participle active Ps 46:2 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect Lev 9:13 1×
Participle active Zech 11:6 1×
Word Origins
וְאִם־לֹא תִמְצָא יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain