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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 JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Psalms 114:5

    What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  2. Psalms 115:2

    Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is now their God?'

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  3. Psalms 116:12

    How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Psalms 118:6

    The LORD is for me; I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  5. Psalms 119:9

    BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.

    בַּמֶּ֣ה (מֶּ֣ה) Meh “how?”

  6. Psalms 119:84

    How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

    כַּמָּ֥ה (מָּ֥ה) Mah “many?”

  7. Psalms 119:97

    MEM. O how love I Thy law! It is my meditation all the day.

    מָֽה־ mah- “how!”

  8. Psalms 119:103

    How sweet are Thy words unto my palate! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  9. Psalms 120:3

    What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

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

  10. Psalms 133:1

    A Song of Ascents; of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “how!”

  11. Psalms 139:17

    How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”מֶ֥ה meh “how!”

  12. Psalms 144:3

    LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?

    מָה־ mah- “what?”

  13. Proverbs 4:19

    The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble.

    בַּמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “what?”

  14. Proverbs 5:20

    Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?

    וְלָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  15. Proverbs 9:13

    The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.

    מָּֽה׃ Mah “whatever”

  16. Proverbs 15:23

    A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; and a word in due season, how good is it!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  17. Proverbs 16:16

    How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  18. Proverbs 17:16

    Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

    לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  19. Proverbs 20:24

    A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Proverbs 22:27

    If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  21. Proverbs 25:8

    Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  23. Proverbs 30:4

    Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”

  24. Proverbs 30:13

    There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

    מָה־ mah- “how!”

  25. Proverbs 31:2

    What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”וּ֝מֶה (מֶה) meh “what?”