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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 35:6

    If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

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

  2. Job 35:7

    If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

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

  3. Job 37:19

    Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Job 38:6

    On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?

    מָ֭ה mah “what?”

  5. Job 40:4

    Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  6. Psalms 2:1

    Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  7. Psalms 3:1

    A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

    מָֽה־ mah- “how!”

  8. Psalms 4:2

    Sons of men! till when `is' my glory for shame? Ye love a vain thing, ye seek a lie. Selah.

    מֶ֬ה meh “when?”

  9. Psalms 8:1

    To the Overseer, `On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.

    מָֽה־ mah- “how!”

  10. Psalms 8:4

    What `is' man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  11. Psalms 8:9

    Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth!

    מָֽה־ mah- “how!”

  12. Psalms 10:1

    Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

    לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

  13. Psalms 10:13

    Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, `It is not required.'

    מֶ֤ה׀ meh “what?”

  14. Psalms 11:3

    When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous -- what hath he done?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  15. Psalms 21:1

    To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  16. Psalms 22:1

    To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

    לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

  17. Psalms 30:9

    `What gain `is' in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Psalms 31:19

    How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,

    מָ֤ה mah “how!”

  19. Psalms 35:17

    Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

    כַּמָּ֪ה (מָּ֪ה) Mah “long?”

  20. Psalms 36:7

    How precious `is' Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  21. Psalms 39:4

    `Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days -- what it `is',' I know how frail I `am'.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”מֶה־ meh- “how!”

  22. Psalms 39:7

    And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it `is' of Thee.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  23. Psalms 42:5

    What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? Yea, art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him: The salvation of my countenance -- My God!

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  24. Psalms 42:9

    I say to God my rock, `Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning in the oppression of an enemy?

    לָמָ֪ה (מָ֪ה) Mah “why?”לָֽמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  25. Psalms 42:11

    What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

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