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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 JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Esther 8:1

    On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

    מַ֥ה mah “what?”

  2. Esther 9:12

    And the king said unto Esther the queen: 'The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the castle, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now whatever thy petition, it shall be granted th

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

  3. Esther 9:26

    Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

    וּמָֽה־ (מָֽה) mah- “whatever”וּמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “whatever”

  4. Job 3:11

    Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not perish at birth?

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  5. Job 3:12

    Why did the knees receive me? And wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?

    וּמַה־ (מַה) ma.ho.Sha- “why?”

  6. Job 3:20

    Wherewith is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul--

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  7. Job 6:11

    What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, that I should be patient?

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

  8. Job 6:24

    Teach me, and I will hold my peace; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

    וּמַה־ (מַה) ma.ho.Sha- “what?”

  9. Job 6:25

    How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your arguing argue?

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

  10. Job 7:17

    What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, and that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  11. Job 7:19

    How long wilt Thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

    כַּ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “long?”

  12. Job 7:20

    If I have sinned, what do I unto Thee, O Thou watcher of men? Why hast Thou set me as a mark for Thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

    מָ֤ה mah “what?”לָ֤מָה (מָה) mah “why?”

  13. Job 7:21

    And why dost Thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; and Thou wilt seek me, but I shall not be.

    וּמֶ֤ה׀ (מֶ֤ה) Meh “why?”

  14. Job 9:2

    Of a truth I know that it is so; and how can man be just with God?

    וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

  15. Job 9:12

    Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'

    מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

  16. Job 9:29

    I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?

    לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  17. Job 10:2

    I will say unto God: Do not condemn me; make me know wherefore Thou contendest with me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Job 10:18

    Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me!

    וְלָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  19. Job 11:8

    It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Job 13:13

    Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

    מָֽה׃ Mah “whatever”

  21. Job 13:14

    Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.

    מָ֤ה׀ mah “what?”

  22. Job 13:23

    How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

    כַּמָּ֣ה (מָּ֣ה) Mah “many?”

  23. Job 13:24

    Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and holdest me for Thine enemy?

    לָֽמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  24. Job 15:9

    What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  25. Job 15:12

    Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes wink?

    מַה־ mah- “why?”וּֽמַה־ (מַה) mah- “why?”