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Hebrew
Verb
מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי • (matsá ḥen b'ēnḗ) (pa'al construction)
- to please, be liked by, seem good to (lit. to find grace in the eyes of)
יִשְׂרָאֵל מְאוֹד מוֹצֵאת חֵן בְּעֵינַי.- yisraél meód motsét ḥen be'ēnái.
- I like Israel a lot.
- איה כורם, אוטוביוגרפיה (Aya Korem, Otobiografiya)
כי רציתי למצוא חן בעיניו- ki ratsíti limtsó ḥen b'ēnáv
- because I wanted him to like me
Usage notes
- Note that the expletive מְאוֹד (m'ód) precedes this phrase in a sentence: יִשְׂרָאֵל מְאוֹד מוֹצֵאת חֵן בְּעֵינַי. (yisra'él me'ód motsét khén be'einái., “I like Israel a lot.”).
Conjugation
See conjugation at מָצָא (matsá).