Genesis 18:26
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
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Revelation 18:14
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
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מָצָא
mâtsâʼ · maw-tsaw'
84 times translated as this KJV form455 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Strong's KJV usage: be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 18:26Strong's last: Amos 8:12
Open full H4672 profile →εὑρίσκω
heurískō · hyoo-ris'-ko
46 times translated as this KJV form196 total Strong's occurrences
to find (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 7:7Strong's last: Revelation 18:14
Open full G2147 profile →שְׁכַח
shᵉkach · shek-akh'
6 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
to discover (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: find.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezra 4:15Strong's last: Daniel 6:5
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He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
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That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
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And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
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Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
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The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
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I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
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I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
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O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
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The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
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Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
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Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
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A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
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Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
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Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
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For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
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And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
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And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
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Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
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find
FIND, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive found. [Latin venio; but in sense, with invenio. The primary sense is to come to, to rush, to fall on, to meet, to set on.]
1. Literally, to come to; to meet; hence, to discover by the eye; to gain first sight or knowledge of something lost; to recover either by searching for it or by accident.
Doth she not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? and when she hath found it -
Luke 15:4.
2. To meet; to discover something not before seen or known.
He saith to him, we have found the Messiah. John 1:41.
3. To obtain by seeking.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find
Matthew 7:7.
4. To meet with.
In woods and forests thou art found.
5. To discover or know by experience.
The torrid zone is now found habitable.
6. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at.
Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:7.
7. To discover by study, experiment or trial. Air and water are found to be compound substances. Alchimists long attempted to find the philosopher's stone, but it is not yet found.
8. To gain; to have; as, to find leisure for a visit.
9. To perceive; to observe; to learn. I found his opinions to accord with my own.
10. To catch; to detect.
When first found in a lie, talk to him of it as a strange monstrous matter.
In this sense find is usually followed by out.
11. To meet.
In ills their business and their glory find
12. To have; to experience; to enjoy.
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure. Isaiah 58:3.
13. To select; to choose; to designate.
I have found David my servant. Psalms 89:1.
14. To discover and declare the truth of disputed facts; to come to a conclusion and decide between parties, as a jury. The jury find a verdict for the plaintiff or defendant. They find the accused to be guilty.
15. To determine and declare by verdict. The jury have found a large sum in damages for the plaintiff.
16. To establish or pronounce charges alleged to be true. The grand jury have found a bill against the accused, or they find a true bill.
17. To supply; to furnish. Who will find the money or provisions for this expedition? We will find ourselves with provisions and clothing.
18. To discover or gain knowledge of by touching or by sounding. We first sounded and found bottom at the depth of ninety five fathoms on the Sole bank.
To find one's self, to be; to fare in regard to ease or pain, health or sickness. Pray, sir, how do you find yourself this morning.
To find in, to supply; to furnish; to provide.
He finds his nephew in money, victuals and clothes.
1. To find out. To invent; to discover something before unknown.
A man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold - and to find out every device. 2Chon. 2.
2. To unriddle; to solve; as, to find out the meaning of a parable of an enigma.
3. To discover; to obtain knowledge of what is hidden; as, to find out a secret.
4. To understand; to comprehend.
Canst thou by searching find out God? Job 11:7.
5. To detect; to discover; to bring to light; as, to find out a thief or a theft; to find out a trick.
To find fault with, to blame; to censure.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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