2 Samuel 14:22:132 Sam.14.22.W13TAB
כִּי־מָצָ֨אתִי
kimatsati
“that I have found”
- Transliteration
- ki-ma-tsa-TI
- Extended
- KEE-maa-tsaa-TEE
- IPA
- /kiː.maːˈtsaː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that I have found
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ma-tsa-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yi-POL yo-AV el-pa-NAV AR-tsa va-yish-ta-KHU va-ye-va-REKH et-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
Exegesis
Idiomatic matsati chen be'einecha {מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ | māṣāʾtî ḥên bēʿēnêkā} underscores royal favor.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:22
And Joab fell on his face to the ground and bowed down, and he blessed the king. Then Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king , because the king has fulfilled the word of his servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:22:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 14:22, so the Hebrew word כִּי־מָצָ֨אתִי (kimatsati) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.14.22.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.22.W13.S1) and character.