H4100–מָה–mah

And the men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? And they said, We have come up to take Samson, and to do to him as he has done to us.

לָמָ֖ה (מָ֖ה) Mah “why?”

Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to m

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one

בַּמֶּה֙ (מֶּה֙) Meh “how?”וּבַמֶּה֙ (מֶּה֙) Meh “how?”

So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”וּבַמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “how?”

Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

When they were near the house of Micah, hearing a voice which was not strange to them, that of the young Levite, they went out of their road to his place, and said to him, How did you come here? and what are you doing in this place? and why are you here?

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

So they came back to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, What news have you?

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And when they went into Micah's house and took out the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he said, You have taken my gods which I made, and my priest, and have gone away; what is there for me now? Why then do you say to me, What is your trouble?

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

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin saying, What is this evil which has been done among you?

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?

לָמָ֗ה (מָ֗ה) Mah “why?”

What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

But Naomi said, Go back, my daughters; why will you come with me? Have I more sons in my body, to become your husbands?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

I went out full, and the Lord has sent me back again with nothing; why do you give me the name Naomi, seeing that the Lord has given witness against me, and the Ruler of all has sent sorrow on me?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?

לָ֣מֶה (מֶה) meh “why?”וְלָ֙מֶה֙ (מֶה֙) meh “why?”וְלָ֖מֶה (מֶה) meh “why?”

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.

מָ֤ה mah “what?”

And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from th

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.

מֶ֠ה meh “what?”