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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. Genesis 30:31

    And he saith, `What do I give to thee?' And Jacob saith, `Thou dost not give me anything; if thou do for me this thing, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock I watch;

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  2. Genesis 31:26

    And Laban saith to Jacob, `What hast thou done that thou dost deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?

    מֶ֣ה meh “what?”

  3. Genesis 31:27

    Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy and with songs, with tabret and with harp,

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  4. Genesis 31:30

    `And now, thou hast certainly gone, because thou hast been very desirous for the house of thy father; why hast thou stolen my gods?'

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  5. Genesis 31:32

    with whomsoever thou findest thy gods -- he doth not live; before our brethren discern for thyself what `is' with me, and take to thyself:' and Jacob hath not known that Rachel hath stolen them.

    מָ֥ה mah “what?”

  6. Genesis 31:36

    And it is displeasing to Jacob, and he striveth with Laban; and Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, `What `is' my transgression? what my sin, that thou hast burned after me?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”מַ֣ה mah “what?”

  7. Genesis 31:37

    for thou hast felt all my vessels: what hast thou found of all the vessels of thy house? set here before my brethren, and thy brethren, and they decide between us both.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  8. Genesis 31:43

    And Laban answereth and saith unto Jacob, `The daughters `are' my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flock my flock, and all that thou art seeing `is' mine; and to my daughters -- what do I to these to-day, or to their sons whom they have born?

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

  9. Genesis 32:27

    And he saith unto him, `What `is' thy name?' and he saith, `Jacob.'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  10. Genesis 32:29

    And Jacob asketh, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, `Why `is' this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him there.

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  11. Genesis 33:15

    And Esau saith, `Let me, I pray thee, place with thee some of the people who `are' with me;' and he said, `Why `is' this? I find grace in the eyes of my lord.'

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  12. Genesis 37:10

    And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, `What `is' this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come -- I, and thy mother, and thy brethren -- to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?'

    מָ֛ה mah “what?”

  13. Genesis 37:15

    And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  14. Genesis 37:20

    and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  15. Genesis 37:26

    And Judah saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  16. Genesis 38:16

    and he turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, `Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she `is' his daughter-in-law); and she saith, `What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  17. Genesis 38:18

    and he saith, `What `is' the pledge that I give to thee?' and she saith, `Thy seal, and thy ribbon, and thy staff which `is' in thy hand;' and he giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth to him;

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  18. Genesis 38:29

    And it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, `What! thou hast broken forth -- on thee `is' the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  19. Genesis 39:8

    and he refuseth, and saith unto his lord's wife, `Lo, my lord hath not known what `is' with me in the house, and all that he hath he hath given into my hand;

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Genesis 42:1

    And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'

    לָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  21. Genesis 42:28

    and he saith unto his brethren, `My money hath been put back, and also, lo, in my bag:' and their heart goeth out, and they tremble, one to another saying, `What `is' this God hath done to us!'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. Genesis 43:6

    And Israel saith, `Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'

    לָמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “why?”

  23. Genesis 44:4

    they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who `is' over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

    לָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  24. Genesis 44:7

    and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

    לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  25. Genesis 44:15

    and Joseph saith to them, `What `is' this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'

    מָֽה־ mah- “what?”