Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H4069מַדּוּעַmad.du.a
why?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative
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72 occurrences in 71 verses
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And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, for Jehovah has said to him, Curse David! Who shall then say, Why dost thou so?
מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest [supplied: him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten silver pieces and a girdle.
וּמַדּ֛וּעַ (מַדּ֛וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”
And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over the Jordan?
מַדּוּעַ֩ ma.du.a' “why?”
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, I have ten parts in the king and I have also more right in David than thou; and why didst thou slight me? and was not my advice the first, to bring back my king? And the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.
וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ (מַדּ֙וּעַ֙) ma.Du.a' “why?”
And Araunah said, Why is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar to Jehovah, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
מַדּ֛וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And his father had not grieved him at any time in saying, Why doest thou so? and he was also a very comely man; and [supplied: his mother] bore him after Absalom.
מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Go and get thee in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
וּמַדּ֖וּעַ (מַדּ֖וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard [supplied: it] as they were finishing their repast; and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and he said, Wherefore this noise of the city in an uproar?
מַדּ֥וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with?
וּמַדּ֕וּעַ (מַדּ֕וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”
And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, [supplied: It is] well.
מַ֠דּוּעַ Ma.du.a' “why?”
And Hazael said, Why does my lord weep? And he said, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou kill with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their children, and rip up their women with child.
מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord. And one said to him, Is all well? why came this madman to thee? And he said to them, Ye know the man, and his mind.
מַדּ֛וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the priests, and said to them, Why have ye not repaired the breaches of the house? And now receive no money of your acquaintances, but give it for the breaches of the house.
מַדּ֛וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Jehovah [supplied: laid upon] the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?
מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.
מַדּ֣וּעַ׀ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
מַדּ֜וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
And I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye pass the night before the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came not on the sabbath.
מַדּ֜וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?
מַ֭דּוּעַ Ma.du.a' “why?”
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed stupid in your sight?
מַ֭דּוּעַ Ma.du.a' “why?”
As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient?
מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?
מַדּ֣וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? why do not they that know him see his days?
מַדּ֗וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
מַ֭דּוּעַ Ma.du.a' “why?”