H4100–מָה–mah

Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don't you speak a word of bringing the king back?

לָמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “why?”

King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [supplied: to bring him] to his house.

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?

וְלָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for don't I know that I am this day king over Israel?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

It happened, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didn't you go with me, Mephibosheth?

לָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

The king said to him, Why speak you any more of your matters? I say, You and Ziba divide the land.

לָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

כַּמָּ֗ה (מָּ֗ה) Mah “many?”

I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

וְלָמָּה֩ (מָּה֩) Mah “why?”

Your servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (מָּה֙) mah “why?”

All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is a close relative to us: why then are you angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king's cost? or has he given us any gift?

וְלָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

I am of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

and David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of Yahweh?

מָ֥ה mah “what?”וּבַמָּ֣ה (מָּ֣ה) Mah “how?”

The Gibeonites said to him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. He said, What you shall say, that will I do for you.

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

Joab said to the king, Now Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? now advise you, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.

מָה־ mah- “what?”

David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father's house.

מֶ֣ה meh “what?”

Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. The king said, What would you?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

King Solomon answered his mother, Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

וְלָמָה֩ (מָה֩) Mah “why?”

In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give you.

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

Though this house is so high, yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?

מֶ֨ה meh “what?”

He said, What cities are these which you have given me, my brother? He called them the land of Cabul to this day.

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

Then Pharaoh said to him, But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country? He answered, Nothing: however only let me depart.

מָה־ mah- “what?”

He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.

מַה־ mah- “what?”