H4291

מְטָא

me.taA:V

to reach

1) to reach, come upon, attain 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to reach, come to 1a2) to reach, extend 1a3) to come upon

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מְטָא, מְטָה verb reach, attain (Targam id., Syriac , compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic SchulthLex. 108; Ethiopic Arabic (for ) NöZMG xl (1886), 736; distinct from Biblical Hebrew מָצָא, etc., q. v.); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular מְטָא Dan 4:25, ָ  ה Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22 3 feminine singular מְטַת Dan 4:19, מְטָת v.Dan 4:21 Qr (Kt, erroneous, מטית K§ 47, Beisp. 1) a)); 3 masculine plural מְטוֺ Dan 6:25 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִמְטֵא Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17 —
1. a. reach, come to Dan 6:25 (ל location); come unto, as far as Dan 7:13 (עַד person); absolute arrive Dan 7:22 (of time; ᵐ5 ἐδόθη; see NesMM 41 who compare Arabic IV. give).
  b. reach, extend, ל location Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17; Dan 4:19.
2. with עַל person come upon, befall Dan 4:21; Dan 4:25.


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