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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 Bible in Basic English.

  1. Psalms 43:2

    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?”

  2. Psalms 43:5

    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?”

  3. Psalms 44:23

    Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.

    לָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  4. Psalms 44:24

    Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?

    לָֽמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  5. Psalms 49:5

    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?”

  6. Psalms 50:16

    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?”

  7. Psalms 52:1

    Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  8. Psalms 56:4

    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?”

  9. Psalms 56:11

    In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  10. Psalms 66:3

    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!”

  11. Psalms 68:16

    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?”

  12. Psalms 74:1

    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?”

  13. Psalms 74:9

    We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.

    מָֽה׃ Mah “when?”

  14. Psalms 74:11

    Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  15. Psalms 78:40

    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!”

  16. Psalms 79:5

    How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

    מָ֣ה mah “when?”

  17. Psalms 79:10

    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?”

  18. Psalms 80:12

    Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  19. Psalms 84:1

    How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  20. Psalms 85:8

    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”

  21. Psalms 88:14

    Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?

    לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

  22. Psalms 89:46

    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?”

  23. Psalms 89:47

    See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?

    מֶה־ meh- “what?”מַה־ ma.ho- “what?”

  24. Psalms 92:5

    O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  25. Psalms 104:24

    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!”