Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H4100מָהmah
what?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative
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753 occurrences in 659 verses
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And Judah said: 'What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.'
מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say: What is your occupation?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And Pharaoh said unto his brethren: 'What is your occupation?' And they said unto Pharaoh: 'Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.'
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: 'How many are the days of the years of thy life?'
כַּמָּ֕ה (מָּ֕ה) Mah “many?”
And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: 'Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.'
וְלָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
Wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bondmen unto Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.'
לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together; and he said to him that did the wrong: 'Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?'
לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
And he said unto his daughters: 'And where is he? Why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.'
לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
And Moses said unto God: 'Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them: The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me: What is His name? what shall I say unto them?'
מַה־ mah- “what?”מָ֥ה mah “what?”
And the LORD said unto him: 'What is that in thy hand?' And he said: 'A rod.'
מַה־זֶּ֣ה (מַה) mah “what”
And the king of Egypt said unto them: 'Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, cause the people to break loose from their work? get you unto your burdens.'
לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying: 'Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said: 'Lord, wherefore hast Thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that Thou hast sent me?
לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.'
מַֽה־ mah- “what?”
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you: What mean ye by this service?
מָ֛ה mah “what?”
And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying: What is this? that thou shalt say unto him: By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and they said: 'What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And they said unto Moses: 'Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?
מַה־ mah- “what?”
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
מַה־ mah- “why?”
And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?'
מַה־ mah- “what?”
and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that He hath heard your murmurings against the LORD; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?'
מָ֔ה Mah “what?”
And Moses said: 'This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, bu
מָ֔ה Mah “what?”
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another: 'What is it?' --for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them: 'It is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
מַה־ mah- “what?”
Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said: 'Give us water that we may drink.' And Moses said unto them: 'Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye try the LORD?'
מַה־ mah- “why?”מַה־ mah- “why?”