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H4069מַדּוּעַmad.du.a

why?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative

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Occurrences by book

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. Deuteronomy: 0
  6. 1
  7. 6
  8. 1
  9. 3
  10. 10
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 1
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. 6
  19. Psalms: 0
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 3
  24. 16
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 1
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. 1

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72 occurrences in 71 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Genesis 26:27

    Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?"

    מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  2. Genesis 40:7

    He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"

    מַדּ֛וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  3. Exodus 1:18

    The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?"

    מַדּ֥וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  4. Exodus 2:18

    When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"

    מַדּ֛וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  5. Exodus 3:3

    Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

    מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  6. Exodus 5:14

    The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, "Why haven't you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?"

    מַדּ֡וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  7. Exodus 18:14

    When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, "What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?"

    מַדּ֗וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  8. Leviticus 10:17

    "Why haven't you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he has given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh?

    מַדּ֗וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  9. Numbers 12:8

    with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Yahweh shall he see: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

    וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ (מַדּ֙וּעַ֙) ma.Du.a' “why?”

  10. Numbers 16:3

    and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much on you, seeing all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them: why then lift yourselves up above the assembly of Yahweh?

    וּמַדּ֥וּעַ (מַדּ֥וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”

  11. Joshua 17:14

    The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?

    מַדּוּעַ֩ ma.du.a' “why?”

  12. Judges 5:28

    Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Sisera [supplied: cried] through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?

    מַדּ֗וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”מַדּ֣וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  13. Judges 9:28

    Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve you the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

    וּמַדּ֖וּעַ (מַדּ֖וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”

  14. Judges 11:7

    Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Didn't you hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? and why are you come to me now when you are in distress?

    וּמַדּ֜וּעַ (מַדּ֜וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”

  15. Judges 11:26

    While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why didn't you recover them within that time?

    וּמַדּ֥וּעַ (מַדּ֥וּעַ) ma.Du.a' “why?”

  16. Judges 12:1

    The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn't call us to go with you? we will burn your house on you with fire.

    מַדּ֣וּעַ׀ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  17. Ruth 2:10

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?

    מַדּוּעַ֩ ma.du.a' “why?”

  18. 1 Samuel 20:2

    He said to him, "Far from it; you shall not die: behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."

    וּמַדּוּעַ֩ (מַדּוּעַ֩) ma.du.a' “why?”

  19. 1 Samuel 20:27

    It happened on the next day after the new moon, [supplied: which was] the second [supplied: day], that David's place was empty: and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why doesn't the son of Jesse come to meat, neither yesterday, nor today?

    מַדּ֜וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  20. 1 Samuel 21:1

    Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, Why are you alone, and no man with you?

    מַדּ֤וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  21. 2 Samuel 3:7

    Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and [supplied: Ish-bosheth] said to Abner, Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?

    מַדּ֥וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  22. 2 Samuel 11:10

    When they had told David, saying, Uriah didn't go down to his house, David said to Uriah, Haven't you come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?

    מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  23. 2 Samuel 11:20

    it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he tells you, 'Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn't you know that they would shoot from the wall?

    מַדּ֛וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  24. 2 Samuel 12:9

    Why have you despised the word of Yahweh, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

    מַדּ֜וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”

  25. 2 Samuel 13:4

    He said to him, Why, son of the king, are you thus lean from day to day? Won't you tell me? Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

    מַדּ֣וּעַ ma.Du.a' “why?”