יִמָּצֵא אִישׁ
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 man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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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
אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
What does יִמָּצֵא אִישׁ (yimmatse ish) mean in the Bible?
מָצָא · אִישׁ 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". properly, to come forth to, i.
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Meaning
Word Origins
יִמָּצֵא אִישׁ is a primitive root — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.