Exodus 16:27:8Exod.16.27.W8TAB
מָצָֽאוּ׃
matsau
“find”
- Transliteration
- ma-tsa-U
- Extended
- mah-tsah-OO
- IPA
- /maː.tsaˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- find
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-tsa-U
- clause
ve-LO ma-tsa-U
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-YOM hash-she-vi-I ya-tse-U min-ha-AM lil-KOT ve-LO ma-tsa-U
Exegesis
The infinitive lilqot {לִלְקֹט | lil-qōṭ} ‘to gather’ expresses their purpose, and the clause velo matsau {וְלֹא מָצָאוּ | wə-lōʾ mā-ṣā-ʾû} ‘and they did not find’ highlights the Sabbath provision by the absence of manna. The formal uses a that-clause to preserve the temporal link, while the dynamic restructures for immediate readability.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsade–aleph
“to find”
In context — Exodus 16:27
And it occurred on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 16:27, so the Hebrew word מָצָֽאוּ׃ (matsau) 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 Exod.16.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.27.W8.S1) and character.