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Lexicon entry · Hebrew

H4100מָהmah

what?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative

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Occurrences by book

  1. 63
  2. 33
  3. 1
  4. 30
  5. 6
  6. 13
  7. 41
  8. 2
  9. 68
  10. 45
  11. 19
  12. 24
  13. 8
  14. 18
  15. 1
  16. 7
  17. 18
  18. 63
  19. 66
  20. 16
  21. 28
  22. 13
  23. 29
  24. 50
  25. 6
  26. 16
  27. 3
  28. 6
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 6
  33. 8
  34. 1
  35. 5
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 2
  38. 20
  39. 11

Renderings

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753 occurrences in 659 verses

With their references and text in Young's Literal Translation.

  1. 1 Kings 14:3

    and thou hast taken in thy hand ten loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey, and hast gone in unto him; he doth declare to thee what becometh of the youth.'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  2. 1 Kings 14:6

    And it cometh to pass, at Ahijah's hearing the sound of her feet `as' she came in to the opening, that he saith, `Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why is this -- thou art making thyself strange? and I am sent unto thee `with' a sharp thing:

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  3. 1 Kings 14:14

    `And Jehovah hath raised up for Him a king over Israel who cutteth off the house of Jeroboam this day -- and what? -- even now!

    וּמֶ֖ה (מֶ֖ה) Meh “what?”

  4. 1 Kings 17:18

    And she saith unto Elijah, `What -- to me and to thee, O man of God? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  5. 1 Kings 18:9

    And he saith, `What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab -- to put me to death?

    מֶ֣ה meh “what?”

  6. 1 Kings 19:9

    And he cometh in there, unto the cave, and lodgeth there, and lo, the word of Jehovah `is' unto him, and saith to him, `What -- to thee, here, Elijah?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  7. 1 Kings 19:13

    and it cometh to pass, at Elijah's hearing `it', that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him `is' a voice, and it saith, `What -- to thee, here, Elijah?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  8. 1 Kings 19:20

    and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, `Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, `Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?'

    מֶה־ meh- “what?”

  9. 1 Kings 21:5

    And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What `is' this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  10. 1 Kings 22:16

    And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?'

    כַּמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “many?”

  11. 1 Kings 22:22

    and he saith, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He saith, Thou dost entice, and also thou art able; go out and do so.

    בַּמָּֽה׃ (מָּֽה) Mah “how?”

  12. 2 Kings 1:5

    And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What `is' this -- ye have turned back!'

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  13. 2 Kings 1:7

    And he saith unto them, `What `is' the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'

    מֶ֚ה meh “what?”

  14. 2 Kings 2:9

    And it cometh to pass, at their passing over, that Elijah hath said unto Elisha, `Ask, what do I do for thee before I am taken from thee?' and Elisha saith, `Then let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit unto me;'

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  15. 2 Kings 3:13

    And Elisha saith unto the king of Israel, `What -- to me and to thee? go unto the prophets of thy father, and unto the prophets of thy mother;' and the king of Israel saith to him, `Nay, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  16. 2 Kings 4:2

    And Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

  17. 2 Kings 4:13

    And he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what -- to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'

    מֶ֚ה meh “what?”

  18. 2 Kings 4:14

    And he saith, `And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband `is' aged.'

    וּמֶ֖ה (מֶ֖ה) Meh “what?”

  19. 2 Kings 4:43

    And his minister saith, `What -- do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'

    מָ֚ה mah “what?”

  20. 2 Kings 5:8

    And it cometh to pass, at Elisha the man of God's hearing that the king of Israel hath rent his garments, that he sendeth unto the king, saying, `Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come, I pray thee, unto me, and he doth know that there is a prophet in Israel.'

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  21. 2 Kings 6:28

    And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee?' and she saith, `This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and we eat him to-day, and my son we eat to-morrow;

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. 2 Kings 6:33

    He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this `is' the evil from Jehovah: what -- do I wait for Jehovah any more?'

    מָֽה־ mah- “why?”

  23. 2 Kings 7:3

    And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, `What -- we are sitting here till we have died;

    מָ֗ה Mah “why?”

  24. 2 Kings 8:13

    And Hazael saith, `But what, `is' thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?' And Elisha saith, `Jehovah hath shewed me thee -- king of Aram.'

    מָ֤ה mah “what?”

  25. 2 Kings 8:14

    And he goeth from Elisha, and cometh in unto his lord, and he saith unto him, `What said Elisha to thee?' and he saith, `He said to me, Thou dost certainly recover.'

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”