154 occurrences

'Find' in the Bible

And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.

FiftiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleA Good Man

peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.

Five PeopleFortiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleShortage Other Than Food

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

ThirtyLet Not God Be AngryNumbers Of Righteous PeopleSpeaking To God

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

disabilitiesGod BlindingNot Finding

and I have oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.

GoatsCowsOwning LivestockGroups Of SlavesMultitudes Of DonkeysPossessing SheepWealthy People

And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;

Men's Orders

And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.

Meaning

And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor in the sight of my lord.

Going Together

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?

FindingThe Spirit Of GodUnique IndividualsExcellence

And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

SubjectionKept Alive By MenGroups Of SlavesIndividuals Saving Others

Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of your work shall be diminished.

No Reduction

And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.

Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

Knowing God's WaysNationalism

And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it;

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah; and be sure your sin will find you out.

FindingExposure Of SinBeing Found OutMaking Mistakes

and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

But from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

FindingRestoration After BackslidingPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRevival, CorporateFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle Mindedness

If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Laws Of Sexual UnionDeath Penalty For Sexual SinSex Before MarriageSexual Purityvirginity

But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:

Capital Punishment

If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

RapeLaws Of Sexual UnionYoung MarriageMarriage Kjvvirginity

When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

Adultery and Divorcedivorce, in OTdivorce, amongst believersWritingDomestic ViolenceBills Of DivorceDivorce PermittedTroubling IndividualsSecond MarriageMarriage Between Man And WomanInfidelity

And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;

HealthHeart, HumanTremblingHuman EmotionRecreationFear Will ComeDespairanxious

and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

DawnMorningThe SunThose Who Rose Early

And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment;

ClothSevenThirtySeven DaysPeople Giving ClothesPartying

And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place , and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place .

Where From?

Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

People KissingKissingMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWeepingKissesgoodbyes

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Gleaning

Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.

KindnessMaidsSuffering, Encouragements Inreassurance

And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more'sad .

People Eating

as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

People EatingPeople Who Blessed Others

When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

CareFinding ThingsTwo Other Men

And, behold, I will send the lad,'saying , Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah liveth.

Seeking For Concrete Things

And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

HelpfulnessHelpful ChildrenSeeking For Concrete Things

And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

People With General KnowledgeDo Not Fear MenSaul And Davidreassurance

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.

Reward For Works

Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

Grace, In Human Relationships

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:

The Ark In JerusalemReinstating People

Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

ConfiscationBowing Before DavidTaking Possession

And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

FindingRiver CrossingsNot FindingGroups going homeWhere Are People?Those Looking For People

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

GrassMulesFeeding AnimalsKept Alive By Men

And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.

YouthChildren, Good Examples OfGodly Fear, Examples OfGuidance Of The Holy SpiritBeing Devoted From YouthGod Carrying PeopleIndividuals Fearing God

To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

ClimbingDeserts, Specific

For if ye turn again unto Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

God, Compassion OfConversion, God's demands forFace Of GodGrace, In OtReinstatement

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Abundance, Materialreinforcement

that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

ArchivesBooksStoringSeeking For Concrete ThingsHistorical Books

and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

Freewill Offering

Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?

Desire For DeathRejoicing In Evil

But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

RetributionRepaid For DeedsWork Ethic

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

God, Righteousness OfJusticeNot FindingGod Doing RightDoing RightGod Being Outside Of Creation

Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

ArmsBones BrokenGod Searching HeartsA Broken HeartBroken Heartswickedness

Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.

Right Hand Of GodBeing Found OutEnemiesHateFinding Lovehaters

When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.

The Time AppointedAppointmentsfairness

Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

God's DwellingBuilding God's Dwelling

We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;

PlunderingFilling Houses

For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

Health AchievedLife Through Keeping The LawHealth And Healing

They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

Straight ThingsDiscernment

I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

PrudenceValuing KnowledgeWisdom

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

ProverbsWisdom, Human ImportanceBenefits Of WisdomLoving OneselfLoving YourselfFinding Love

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Criticism, amongst believersFlatteryProverbsComplimentsReproving Peoplecriticismrebuking

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

BeautifulBeauty, In NatureAdaptabilityBeginning And EndBeing Found OutHeartbreakBeauty Of ThingsTime ManagementGod's Ways Beyond Human UnderstandingGod's TimingGods TimingBeing BeautifulWaiting For God's Timingeternity

That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

The Existence Of ThingsNot Finding

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Sexual ChastityWomen Doing WrongMan TrappingGodly WomanBitternessBreaking Chainsnagging

Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;

Being Found Out

then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Being Found OutUnder The SunWisdomGod's PlanGod's WillSunThe MindGods PlanEverything Happening For A ReasonWorking For GodKnowing GodThe Beauty Of NatureGod Turning Bad Things Into GoodWorking For The LordChanging YourselfScriptureexploringworkingefforthardworkeverythingseekingmanwisetryingThe Complexity Of Nature

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

Ships For TradingBreadinvesting

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

A Word Fitly Spoken

I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

Gone AwayOthers Not AnsweringSeeking But Not Finding People

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.

Being In LoveFriendship And LovePassion

Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and none would despise me.

Sibling Lovebreasts

And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.

OwlsWolvesWild GoatProvision Of Nightcatsvampires

Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

Non ExistenceSeeking But Not Finding PeopleWarEnemy Attacks

Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint.

Tired In ActivityHope And StrengthStaying Strong And Not Giving UpRenewalNever Giving Upgreatnesstired

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 your own pleasure, and exact all your labors.

Fasting, Of HypocritesMastersOppression, Nature OfHow To FastPointless FastingHumbling OneselfFastingFasting And PrayerAbuse

a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

HeatNosesSeeking For Concrete ThingsDo Not Grow WearyPassiontired

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: thou didst not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.

Blood, as basis of lifeJudged As MurderersNot Helping The Poor

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 doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.

Balances, Dishonest UseRoadsEvil TimesCitizenshipCity SquaresGod Will ForgiveFinding LoveGodly ManA Good ManBeing Singleseekingjerusalem

Thus saith Jehovah, 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 .

Gospel, Requirements OfGuidance, Need For God'sGod's WaysRest, SpiritualRestlessnessRejection Of God's CallObstinacy Against GodPaths Of RighteousnessOld ThingsLearning The Right WayGod Giving RestHighwaysPaths

And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.

CisternsNoblesDry PlacesSeeking WaterShaming People

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.

discouragementSighingRest, PhysicalSelf PitySleeplessnessTirednessUnhappinessI Am Suffering

And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

Weakness, PhysicalIsrael FleeingNo FoodNo Strength To CopeDeer Etc.Losing HonourDeer

Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yea, her prophets find no vision from Jehovah.

Spiritual Famine,Poverty, SpiritualVisionsSpiritual DestitutionBreaking SticksDestruction Of JerusalemKings ExiledCity GatesNo VisionsProphecy AbolishedPutting Things Down

Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.

SympathyFavorEmotions

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Criticism, amongst believersFaithfulness, Examples OfBusiness, ExamplesHonestyNeglecting DutiesServants, GoodBusiness EthicsMagistratesFaultlessnessFidelityPlottingErrorcorruptionaccusations

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Fulfilling The LawPeople Accusing Peopleconnection

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.

Man's WaysThornsPaths Of The WickedNot FindingHard TasksWeedPathsroadblocks

Bible Theasaurus

Ascertain (6 instances)
Breakthrough (2 instances)
Derive (3 instances)
Detect (3 instances)
Determine (43 instances)
Discover (49 instances)
Discovery (25 instances)
Encounter (23 instances)
Happen (374 instances)
Incur (27 instances)
Notice (121 instances)
Observe (357 instances)
Obtain (93 instances)
Receive (453 instances)
Recover (44 instances)
Regain (15 instances)
Retrieve (5 instances)
Settle (133 instances)
Supply (78 instances)
Uncovering (13 instances)
Witness (321 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

חקר 
Cheqer 
Usage: 12

שׁכח 
Sh@kach (Aramaic) 
Usage: 18

ἀνεξιχνίαστος 
Anexichniastos 
Usage: 2

ἀνευρίσκω 
Aneurisko 
Usage: 1

εὑρίσκω 
heurisko 
find ,
Usage: 130

καταλαμβάνω 
Katalambano 
Usage: 14

μέμφομαι 
memphomai 
Usage: 3

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