H4100–מָה–mah

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”

Wherefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, who said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [supplied: the king] said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to [supplied: thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

לְמַדַּ֔י (מַ) ma. “<from> [what]”

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide the siege in Jerusalem?

מָה֙ mah “what?”

Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any wise able to deliver their land out of my hand?

מֶ֤ה meh “what?”

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? [supplied: I come] not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from [supplied: meddling with] God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

וּמָ֖ה (מָ֖ה) Mah “what?”

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.

מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”