Proverbs 18:22:1Prov.18.22.W1TAB
מָצָ֣א
matsa
“found or finds”
- Transliteration
- ma-TSA
- Extended
- maa-TSAA
- IPA
- /maːˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- found or finds
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TSA
- clause
ma-TSA i-SHA ma-TSA TOV
- sentence
ma-TSA i-SHA ma-TSA TOV va-ya-FEK ra-TSON me-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Qal perfect verb matsa {מָצָא | mā-ṣāʾ} ‘he found’ governing its direct object ’ishāh {אִשָּׁה | ’iš-šāh} ‘a wife’.
The verb repeats to intensify: matsa {מָצָא | mā-ṣāʾ} ‘he found’ introduces the noun ṭō-ḇ {טוֹב | ṭō-ḇ} ‘good’.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-ʾmem–ṣade–aleph
“to find, attain”
In context — Proverbs 18:22
Whoever finds a wife finds good , and obtains favor from the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:22, so the Hebrew word מָצָ֣א (matsa) 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 Prov.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.22.W1.S1) and character.