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H4100מָהmah
what?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative
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What is man, that he may be clean? and how may the son of woman be upright?
מָֽה־ mah- “what?”
May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
If I say what is in my mind, my pain becomes no less: and if I keep quiet, how much of it goes from me?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Why are you cruel to me, like God, for ever saying evil against me?
לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:
מַה־ mah- “what?”
What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”
How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
כַּמָּ֤ה׀ (מָּ֤ה) Mah “often?”
For what interest has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is ended?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?
וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”
I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.
מַה־ mah- “what?”
How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?
וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”
How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
מֶה־ meh- “how!”
How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!
מַה־ mah- “how!”
By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
מָֽה׃ Mah “whatever”
See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what!”
For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?
וְלָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”
Of what use is the strength of their hands to me? all force is gone from them.
לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?
וּמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “what?”
For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?
וּמֶ֤ה׀ (מֶ֤ה) Meh “what?”
What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”מָ֣ה mah “what?”
Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Job 34:33 (not in Bible in Basic English)
וּֽמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”
What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?
מַה־ mah- “what?”מָֽה־ mah- “what?”