How to say "to find" in Hebrew
לִמְצוֹא
[limtso]without vowels: למצוא
Meaning: to find
"to find" in Hebrew is לִמְצוֹא (limtso). A verb in binyan pa'al, root מ-צ-א. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- מ-צ-א
Examples: "to find" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מוֹצֵא | motse |
| she | הִיא מוֹצֵאת | motset |
| they (m.) | הֵם מוֹצְאִים | motsim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מוֹצְאוֹת | motsot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי מָצָאתִי | matsati |
| he | הוּא מָצָא | matsa |
| she | הִיא מָצְאָה | matsa |
| they | הֵם מָצְאוּ | matsu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶמְצָא | emtsa |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּמְצָא | timtsa |
| he | הוּא יִמְצָא | yimtsa |
| she | הִיא תִּמְצָא | timtsa |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (מ-צ-א)
- לְהִימָּצֵא — находиться
- לְהַמְצִיא — придумать
- לְהִתְמַצֵּא — разбираться