Genesis 2:20מָצָא
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
Deuteronomy 22:27מְצָאָהּ
When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.
1 Samuel 9:11מָצְאוּ
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
2 Chronicles 20:25וַיִּמְצְאוּ
Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
Proverbs 7:15וָאֶמְצָאֶךָּ
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Jeremiah 23:11מָצָאתִי
“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָצָא 452 vb. attain to, find

Qal

1. find

2. find out

3. = come upon, light upon

4. noteworthy phrases

Niph. pass. of Qal, be found

Hiph.

1. cause to find, attain

2. cause to light upon, come upon, come

3. cause to encounter

4. present unto

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.