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# find

«find» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to see or get something you were looking for, or by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (find, finds, found, finding); noun (a find)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To find is to see or get something you were looking for, or by chance: find a coin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m1)

2) To find out is to learn something: find out the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m2)

3) To find is to work out in maths: find the total. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m3)

4) To find something easy or hard is to feel it is so. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m4)

5) A find is something good that was found. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m5)

6) In law, a court finds someone guilty or not guilty: it decides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m6)

7) (casual) «Good find!» praises a good discovery; «finders keepers» is a children's saying that whoever finds a thing keeps it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m7)

8) (formal) The exam voice says «determine», «ascertain», «compute», «evaluate», «establish», «locate» where a child would say «find». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Find grace" or "find favour" means to be liked and accepted by someone, especially God. Interpretation: Noah "found grace" is read by the rabbis as a sign that he was good, though some said he was good only for his own time. In the primary lessons: getting more things («found 6 more» = add); also «find how many more» (work out a difference); in maths «find the sum», «find the missing number», «find the area»; in science «find out» by experiment; in everyday life «lost and found», «find your way»; in safety: if you find something sharp or a medicine, tell an adult; in casual talk «finders keepers», «good find»; in the exam voice «determine», «ascertain», «compute», «evaluate»

### examples

- But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Torah GEN.6.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x1)
- And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not. (Torah GEN.31.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x2)
- And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. (Torah GEN.39.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x3)
- But wisdom, where shall it be found? (Writings JOB.28.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x4)
- Canst thou find out the deep things of God? (Writings JOB.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x5)
- 'Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x6)
- Anna found 8 cards and then found 6 more. How many cards did Anna find altogether? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x7)
- Ben finds 3 shells on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x8)
- Find how many more apples Sam has than Kim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x9)
- I can't find my other shoe! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x10)
- Find the missing number: 5 + ? = 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x11)
- Let's find out how plants drink water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x12)
- I find maths fun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x13)
- If you find a needle, don't touch it; tell a grown-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x14)
- found 2 quid in me coat lol, now got 7 [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x15)
- Finders keepers, it's mine now! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x16)
- That old shop was a great find. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x17)
- Ascertain the total number of cards located by Anna, given that she located 8 and subsequently a further 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x18)

### note

Past form «found» (not «finded»). Finding things makes you have more: add. Trap: «find how many more … than» is about working out a difference: subtract. «Find», «determine», «ascertain», «compute» and «evaluate» in a question all just mean «work out». Do not mix «found» (past of find) with «found» (to start a school or a town). «Finders keepers» is a game rule, not a law: lost things should go back to their owner.

### In the corpora

- [But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.156/)
- [Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.477/)
- [And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.745/)
- [And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.752/)
- [And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.900/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «find» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.