Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H4100מָהmah
what?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative
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You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
לָמָ֪ה (מָ֪ה) Mah “why?”לָֽמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”
Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.
מַה־ mah- “why?”וּֽמַה־ (מַה) mah- “why?”
Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.
לָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?
לָֽמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”
What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
מַה־ mah- “why?”
In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.
מַה־ mah- “what?”
In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
מַה־ mah- “how!”
Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.
לָ֤מָּה׀ (מָּה) mah “why?”
Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?
לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”
We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.
מָֽה׃ Mah “when?”
Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?
לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!
כַּ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “often!”
How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?
מָ֣ה mah “when?”
Why may the nations say, Where is their God? Let payment for the blood of your servants be made openly among the nations before our eyes.
לָ֤מָּה׀ (מָּה) mah “why?”
Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?
לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!
מַה־ mah- “how!”
I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.
מַה־ mah- “whatever”
Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?
לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”
How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?
מָ֣ה mah “when?”
See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?
מֶה־ meh- “what?”מַה־ ma.ho- “what?”
O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.
מַה־ mah- “how!”
O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
מָֽה־ mah- “how!”