Genesis 18:3:4Gen.18.3.W4TAB
מָצָ֤אתִי
matsati
“I have found”
- Transliteration
- ma-TSA-ti
- Extended
- mah-TSAA-tee
- IPA
- /maː.ˈtsaː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have found
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TSA-ti
- phraseyour reading level
im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN
- clause
a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The protasis is formed by im-na {אִם־נָא | ʾim-nāʾ} + matsati {מָצָאתִי | mā-ṣā-ʾtî} + chen {חֵן | ḥēn} + be-eineikha {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bə-ʿê-nê-kā} (“if I have found favor in your eyes”).
Root and etymology
consonantsMem-Tsade-Aleph
“to find, encounter”
In context — Genesis 18:3
And he said, “My Lord , if now I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 18:3, so the Hebrew word מָצָ֤אתִי (matsati) 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 Gen.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.3.W4.S1) and character.