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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 114:5

    What -- to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  2. Psalms 115:2

    Why do the nations say, `Where, pray, `is' their God.

    לָ֭מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  3. Psalms 116:12

    What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits `are' upon me.

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Psalms 118:6

    Jehovah `is' for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  5. Psalms 119:9

    `Beth.' With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word.

    בַּמֶּ֣ה (מֶּ֣ה) Meh “how?”

  6. Psalms 119:84

    How many `are' the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?

    כַּמָּ֥ה (מָּ֥ה) Mah “many?”

  7. Psalms 119:97

    `Mem.' O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it `is' my meditation.

    מָֽה־ mah- “how!”

  8. Psalms 119:103

    How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  9. Psalms 120:3

    What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!

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

  10. Psalms 133:1

    A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren -- even together!

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

  11. Psalms 139:17

    And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”מֶ֥ה meh “how!”

  12. Psalms 144:3

    Jehovah, what `is' man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?

    מָה־ mah- “what?”

  13. Proverbs 4:19

    The way of the wicked `is' as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

    בַּמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “what?”

  14. Proverbs 5:20

    And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

    וְלָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  15. Proverbs 9:13

    A foolish woman `is' noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.

    מָּֽה׃ Mah “whatever”

  16. Proverbs 15:23

    Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  17. Proverbs 16:16

    To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  18. Proverbs 17:16

    Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

    לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

  19. Proverbs 20:24

    From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Proverbs 22:27

    If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  21. Proverbs 25:8

    Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  23. Proverbs 30:4

    Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What `is' His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!

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

  24. Proverbs 30:13

    A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

    מָה־ mah- “how!”

  25. Proverbs 31:2

    `What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?

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