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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 World English Bible.

  1. Genesis 44:16

    Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

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

  2. Genesis 46:33

    It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, 'What is your occupation?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  3. Genesis 47:3

    Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers."

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Genesis 47:8

    Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?"

    כַּמָּ֕ה (מָּ֕ה) Mah “many?”

  5. Genesis 47:15

    When the money was all spent 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 your presence? For our money fails."

    וְלָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  6. Genesis 47:19

    Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate."

    לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  7. Exodus 2:4

    His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  8. Exodus 2:13

    He went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, "Why do you strike your fellow?"

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  9. Exodus 2:20

    He said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread."

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  10. Exodus 3:13

    Moses said to God, "Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you;' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What should I tell them?"

    מַה־ mah- “what?”מָ֥ה mah “what?”

  11. Exodus 4:2

    Yahweh said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."

    מַה־זֶּ֣ה (מַה) mah “what”

  12. Exodus 5:4

    The king of Egypt said to them, "Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back 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 do you deal this way with your servants?

    לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  14. Exodus 5:22

    Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have 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 it we must take to serve Yahweh our God; and we don't know with what we must serve Yahweh, until we come there."

    מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

  16. Exodus 12:26

    It will happen, when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this service?'

    מָ֛ה mah “what?”

  17. Exodus 13:14

    It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Exodus 14:5

    It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  19. Exodus 14:11

    They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us forth out of Egypt?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Exodus 14:15

    Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward.

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  21. Exodus 15:24

    The people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. Exodus 16:7

    and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?"

    מָ֔ה Mah “what?”

  23. Exodus 16:8

    Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh."

    מָ֔ה Mah “what?”

  24. Exodus 16:15

    When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat."

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  25. Exodus 17:2

    Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?"

    מַה־ mah- “why?”מַה־ mah- “why?”