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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. Numbers 21:5

    and the people speak against God, and against Moses, `Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'

    לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

  2. Numbers 22:19

    and, now, abide, I pray you, in this `place', you also, to-night; and I know what Jehovah is adding to speak with me.'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  3. Numbers 22:28

    And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, `What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?'

    מֶה־ meh- “what?”

  4. Numbers 22:32

    and the messenger of Jehovah saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I -- I have come out for an adversary, for `thy' way hath been perverse before me,

    מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

  5. Numbers 22:37

    and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'

    לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  6. Numbers 23:3

    and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth `to' a high place.

    מַה־ mah- “whatever”

  7. Numbers 23:8

    What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant!

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”

  8. Numbers 23:11

    And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

    מֶ֥ה meh “what?”

  9. Numbers 23:17

    And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: `What hath Jehovah spoken?'

    מַה־ mah- “what?”

  10. Numbers 23:23

    For no enchantment `is' against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!

    מַה־ mah- “what!”

  11. Numbers 24:5

    How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;

    מַה־ mah- “how!”

  12. Numbers 24:22

    But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'

    מָ֖ה mah “when?”

  13. Numbers 27:4

    why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;'

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  14. Numbers 32:7

    and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

    וְלָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  15. Deuteronomy 5:25

    `And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire -- if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more -- then we have died.

    לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

  16. Deuteronomy 6:20

    `When thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What `are' the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  17. Deuteronomy 10:12

    `And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

    מָ֚ה mah “what?”

  18. Deuteronomy 29:24

    yea, all the nations have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land? what the heat of this great anger?

    מֶ֨ה meh “what?”מֶ֥ה meh “why?”

  19. Deuteronomy 32:20

    And He saith: I hide My face from them, I see what `is' their latter end; For a froward generation `are' they, Sons in whom is no stedfastness.

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  20. Joshua 4:6

    so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What `are' these stones to you?

    מָ֛ה mah “what?”

  21. Joshua 4:21

    And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, `When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What `are' these stones?

    מָ֖ה mah “what?”

  22. Joshua 5:14

    And He saith, `No, for I `am' Prince of Jehovah's host; now I have come;' and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to Him, `What is my Lord speaking unto His servant?'

    מָ֥ה mah “what?”

  23. Joshua 7:7

    And Joshua saith, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, why hast Thou at all caused this people to pass over the Jordan, to give us into the hand of the Amorite to destroy us? -- and oh that we had been willing -- and we dwell beyond the Jordan!

    לָ֠מָה (מָה) mah “why?”

  24. Joshua 7:8

    Oh, Lord, what do I say, after that Israel hath turned the neck before its enemies?

    מָ֣ה mah “what?”

  25. Joshua 7:9

    and the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?'

    וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”