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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 44:16

    And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what -- do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we `are' servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;'

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

  2. Genesis 46:33

    `And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What `are' your works?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  3. Genesis 47:3

    and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, `What `are' your works?' and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thy servants `are' feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers;'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  4. Genesis 47:8

    And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob, `How many `are' the days of the years of thy life?'

    כַּמָּ֕ה (מָּ֕ה) Mah “many?”

  5. Genesis 47:15

    And the silver is consumed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Canaan, and all the Egyptians come in unto Joseph, saying, `Give to us bread -- why do we die before thee, though the money hath ceased?'

    וְלָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  6. Genesis 47:19

    why do we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground? buy us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh; and give seed, and we live, and die not, and the ground is not desolate.'

    לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  7. Exodus 2:4

    and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  8. Exodus 2:13

    And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, `Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?'

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  9. Exodus 2:20

    and he saith unto his daughters, `And where `is' he? why `is' this? -- ye left the man! call for him, and he doth eat bread.'

    לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  10. Exodus 3:13

    And Moses saith unto God, `Lo, I am coming unto the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they have said to me, What `is' His name? what do I say unto them?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”מָ֥ה mah “what?”

  11. Exodus 4:2

    And Jehovah saith unto him, `What `is' this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'

    מַה־זֶּ֣ה (מַה) mah “what”

  12. Exodus 5:4

    And the king of Egypt saith unto them, `Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

    לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  13. Exodus 5:15

    And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?

    לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  14. Exodus 5:22

    And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why `is' this? -- Thou hast sent me!

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

  15. Exodus 10:26

    and also our cattle doth go with us, there is not left a hoof, for from it we do take to serve Jehovah our God; and we -- we know not how we do serve Jehovah till our going thither.'

    מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

  16. Exodus 12:26

    and it hath come to pass when your sons say unto you, What `is' this service ye have?

    מָ֛ה mah “what?”

  17. Exodus 13:14

    `And it hath been, when thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What `is' this? that thou hast said unto him, By strength of hand hath Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from a house of servants;

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  18. Exodus 14:5

    And it is declared to the king of Egypt that the people hath fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants is turned against the people, and they say, `What `is' this we have done? that we have sent Israel away from our service.'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  19. Exodus 14:11

    And they say unto Moses, `Because there are no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in a wilderness? what is this thou hast done to us -- to bring us out from Egypt?

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  20. Exodus 14:15

    And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `What? thou criest unto Me -- speak unto the sons of Israel, and they journey;

    מַה־ mah- “why?”

  21. Exodus 15:24

    And the people murmur against Moses, saying, `What do we drink?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  22. Exodus 16:7

    and morning -- and ye have seen the honour of Jehovah, in His hearing your murmurings against Jehovah, and what `are' we, that ye murmur against us?'

    מָ֔ה Mah “what?”

  23. Exodus 16:8

    And Moses saith, `In Jehovah's giving to you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety -- in Jehovah's hearing your murmurings, which ye are murmuring against Him, and what `are' we? your murmurings `are' not against us, but against Jehovah.'

    מָ֔ה Mah “what?”

  24. Exodus 16:15

    And the sons of Israel see, and say one unto another, `What `is' it?' for they have not known what it `is'; and Moses saith unto them, `It `is' the bread which Jehovah hath given to you for food.

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  25. Exodus 17:2

    and the people strive with Moses, and say, `Give us water, and we drink.' And Moses saith to them, `What? -- ye strive with me, what? -- ye try Jehovah?'

    מַה־ mah- “why?”מַה־ mah- “why?”