H4100–מָה–mah

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?

לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Therefore now thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why commit you [supplied: this] great evil against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none remaining;

לָמָה֩ (מָה֩) Mah “why?”

Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, What has been done?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Why glory you in the valleys, your flowing valley, backsliding daughter? who trusted in her treasures, [supplied: saying], Who shall come to me?

מַה־ mah- “why?”

What shall I testify to you? what shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is great like the sea: who can heal you?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”מָ֣ה mah “what?”מָ֤ה mah “what?”

Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

מַה־ mah- “why?”

Remember, Yahweh, what has come on us: Look, and see our reproach.

מֶֽה־ meh- “what?”

Why do you forget us forever, [supplied: And] forsake us so long time?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

He said to me, Son of man, see you what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but you shall again see yet other great abominations.

מָ֣ההֵ֣ם (מָ֣ה) me. “what”

Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What do you?

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

How weak is your heart, says the Lord Yahweh, seeing you do all these things, the work of an impudent prostitute;

מָ֤ה mah “how!”

Say now to the rebellious house, Don't you know what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king of it, and the princes of it, and brought them to him to Babylon:

מָה־ mah- “what?”

What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Cast away from you all your transgressions, in which you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, house of Israel?

וְלָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

and say, What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her cubs.

מָ֤ה mah “what?”

Then I said to them, What means the high place whereunto you go? So the name of it is called Bamah to this day.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that condemns shall be no more? says the Lord Yahweh.

וּמָ֕ה (מָ֕ה) Mah “what?”

The people said to me, Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?

מָה־ mah- “what?”

Tell them, As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn you, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, house of Israel?

וְלָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk of you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, everyone to his brother, saying, Please come and hear what is the word that comes forth from Yahweh.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

When the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?

מָה־ mah- “what?”

The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? so would you endanger my head with the king.

לָמָּה֩ (מָּה֩) Mah “why?”