Strong’s H4291 · Hebrew
מְטָא
mᵉṭâʼ
met-aw'
Definition
to arrive, extend or happen
Etymology
(Aramaic) or מְטָה; (Aramaic), apparently corresponding to H4672 (מָצָא) in the intransitive sense of being found present;
Where the KJV renders it
- come
- reach
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