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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. Job 15:14

    What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  2. Job 16:3

    Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  3. Job 16:6

    Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and though I forbear, what am I eased?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Job 19:22

    Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  5. Job 19:28

    If ye say: 'How we will persecute him!' seeing that the root of the matter is found in me;

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  6. Job 21:15

    What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?'--

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

  7. Job 21:17

    How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? that their calamity cometh upon them? that He distributeth pains in His anger?

    כַּמָּ֤ה׀ (מָּ֤ה) Mah “often?”

  8. Job 21:21

    For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  9. Job 22:13

    And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  10. Job 22:17

    Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?

    וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

  11. Job 23:5

    I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  12. Job 25:4

    How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

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

  13. Job 26:2

    How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

    מֶה־ meh- “how!”

  14. Job 26:3

    How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  15. Job 26:7

    He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.

    מָֽה׃ Mah “whatever”

  16. Job 26:14

    Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?

    וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what!”

  17. Job 27:8

    For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Job 27:12

    Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?

    וְלָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  19. Job 30:2

    Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? men in whom ripe age is perished.

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  20. Job 31:1

    I made a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?

    וּמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “what?”

  21. Job 31:2

    For what would be the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

    וּמֶ֤ה׀ (מֶ֤ה) Meh “what?”

  22. Job 31:14

    What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him?

    וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  23. Job 34:4

    Let us choose for us that which is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  24. Job 34:33

    Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest.

    וּֽמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

  25. Job 35:3

    That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

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