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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

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753 occurrences in 659 verses

With their references and text in Webster Bible Translation.

  1. Genesis 44:16

    And Judah said, What shall we say to 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 servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

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

  2. Genesis 46:33

    And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  3. Genesis 47:3

    And Pharaoh said to his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Genesis 47:8

    And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old art thou?

    כַּמָּ֕ה (מָּ֕ה) Mah “many?”

  5. Genesis 47:15

    And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence: for the money faileth.

    וְלָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  6. Genesis 47:19

    Why shall we die before thy eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

    לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  7. Exodus 2:4

    And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  8. Exodus 2:13

    And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Why smitest thou thy fellow?

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  9. Exodus 2:20

    And he said to 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?”

  10. Exodus 3:13

    And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me to you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”מָ֥ה mah “what?”

  11. Exodus 4:2

    And the LORD said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.

    מַה־זֶּ֣ה (מַה) mah “what”

  12. Exodus 5:4

    And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works; go you to your burdens.

    לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  13. Exodus 5:15

    Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dealest thou thus with thy servants?

    לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  14. Exodus 5:22

    And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Lord, why hast thou so ill treated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

    לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  15. Exodus 10:26

    Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for of them 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?”

  16. Exodus 12:26

    And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to you, What mean you by this service?

    מָ֛ה mah “what?”

  17. Exodus 13:14

    And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say to him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Exodus 14:5

    And it was told to the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  19. Exodus 14:11

    And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why hast thou dealt thus with us, to conduct us out of Egypt?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Exodus 14:15

    And the LORD said to Moses, Why criest thou to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward:

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  21. Exodus 15:24

    And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. Exodus 16:7

    And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: And what are we, that ye murmur against us?

    מָ֔ה Mah “what?”

  23. Exodus 16:8

    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, but against the LORD.

    מָ֔ה Mah “what?”

  24. Exodus 16:15

    And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they knew not what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  25. Exodus 17:2

    Wherefore the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why chide you with me? why do ye tempt the LORD?

    מַה־ mah- “why?”מַה־ mah- “why?”