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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. Psalms 43:2

    For thou `art' the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?

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

  2. Psalms 43:5

    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?”

  3. Psalms 44:23

    Stir up -- why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.

    לָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  4. Psalms 44:24

    Why Thy face hidest Thou? Thou forgettest our afflictions and our oppression,

    לָֽמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  5. Psalms 49:5

    Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  6. Psalms 50:16

    And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee -- to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  7. Psalms 52:1

    To the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God `is' all the day.

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  8. Psalms 56:4

    In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  9. Psalms 56:11

    In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  10. Psalms 66:3

    Say to God, `How fearful `are' Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  11. Psalms 68:16

    Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

    לָ֤מָּה׀ (מָּה) mah “why?”

  12. Psalms 74:1

    An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

    לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

  13. Psalms 74:9

    Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.

    מָֽה׃ Mah “when?”

  14. Psalms 74:11

    Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove `it'.

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  15. Psalms 78:40

    How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?

    כַּ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “often!”

  16. Psalms 79:5

    Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

    מָ֣ה mah “when?”

  17. Psalms 79:10

    Why do the nations say, `Where `is' their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

    לָ֤מָּה׀ (מָּה) mah “why?”

  18. Psalms 80:12

    Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  19. Psalms 84:1

    To the Overseer. -- `On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' -- A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  20. Psalms 85:8

    I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

    מַה־ mah- “whatever”

  21. Psalms 88:14

    Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.

    לָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

  22. Psalms 89:46

    Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

    מָ֣ה mah “when?”

  23. Psalms 89:47

    Remember, I pray Thee, what `is' life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?

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

  24. Psalms 92:5

    How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  25. Psalms 104:24

    How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

    מָֽה־ mah- “how!”