H4100–מָה–mah

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, Why dost thou seek after the gods of a people who 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: Amaziah] said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Thou thinkest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart has lifted thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou and Judah with thee?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

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

לְמַדַּ֔י (מַ) ma. “<from> [what]”

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

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: On what do ye rely that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

מָה֙ mah “what?”

Do ye not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the countries? Were the gods of the nations of the countries in any wise able to deliver their country out of my hand?

מֶ֤ה meh “what?”

And he sent messengers to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has told me to make haste: keep aloof from God who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

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

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me -- but I told no man what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem -- and there was no beast with me, except the beast that I rode upon.

מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

And the rulers did not know whither I went or what I did, for I had not 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?”

And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? shall they be permitted to go on? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, when they are burned?

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word 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 should become of her.

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

Then Esther called for Hatach, [supplied: one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the king said to 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 to 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 done.

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

And the king said, What honour and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this? And the king's servants that attended upon him said, Nothing has been done for him.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done with the man whom the king delights to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to me?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the king said again to 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 done.

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