Lexical Definition

‎מְטָא‎ mᵉṭâʼ (met-aw') to reach ^A:V
(Aramaic) or מְטָה mᵉṭâh (metaw'); (Aramaic), apparently corresponding to ‎מָצָא‎ in the intransitive sense of being found present

come, reach.

• to arrive, extend or happen

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

See Greek: ἐγγίζω · πάρειμι · φθάνω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְטָא‎, ‎מְטָה‎ verb reach, attain (Targam id., Syriac , compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth^{Lex. 108}; Ethiopic Arabic (for ) Nö^{ZMG 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 Nes^{MM 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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