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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 Young's Literal Translation.

  1. Job 15:14

    What `is' man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  2. Job 16:3

    Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  3. Job 16:6

    If I speak, my pain is not restrained, And I cease -- what goeth from me?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Job 19:22

    Why do you pursue me as God? And with my flesh are not satisfied?

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  5. Job 19:28

    But ye say, `Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  6. Job 21:15

    What `is' the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

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

  7. Job 21:17

    How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

    כַּמָּ֤ה׀ (מָּ֤ה) Mah “often?”

  8. Job 21:21

    For what `is' his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  9. Job 22:13

    And thou hast said, `What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  10. Job 22:17

    Those saying to God, `Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?

    וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

  11. Job 23:5

    I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  12. Job 25:4

    And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

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

  13. Job 26:2

    What -- thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!

    מֶה־ meh- “how!”

  14. Job 26:3

    What -- thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  15. Job 26:7

    Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

    מָֽה׃ Mah “whatever”

  16. Job 26:14

    Lo, these `are' the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?

    וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what!”

  17. Job 27:8

    For what `is' the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Job 27:12

    Lo, ye -- all of you -- have seen, And why `is' this -- ye are altogether vain?

    וְלָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  19. Job 30:2

    Also -- the power of their hands, why `is it' to me? On them hath old age perished.

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  20. Job 31:1

    A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

    וּמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “what?”

  21. Job 31:2

    And what `is' the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?

    וּמֶ֤ה׀ (מֶ֤ה) Meh “what?”

  22. Job 31:14

    Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

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

  23. Job 34:4

    Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what `is' good.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  24. Job 34:33

    By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.

    וּֽמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

  25. Job 35:3

    For thou sayest, `What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

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