H4100–מָה–mah

And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the lad.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou to be another? But I am sent to thee with a hard [ergänzt: message].

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Jehovah shall raise up for himself a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day; and what? ... even now.

וּמֶ֖ה (מֶ֖ה) Meh “what?”

And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to death?

מֶ֣ה meh “what?”

And there he went into a cave, and lodged there. And behold, the word of Jehovah [ergänzt: came] to him, and he said to him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice [ergänzt: came] to him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?

מַה־ mah- “why?”

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?

כַּמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “many?”

And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice [ergänzt: him], and also succeed: go forth, and do so.

בַּמָּֽה׃ (מָּֽה) Mah “how?”

And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?

מַה־ mah- “why?”

And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

מֶ֚ה meh “what?”

And it came to pass when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Not so, for Jehovah has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything at all in the house but a pot of oil.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell among mine own people.

מֶ֚ה meh “what?”

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.

וּמֶ֖ה (מֶ֖ה) Meh “what?”

And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his garments, that he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And [ergänzt: the king] said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

מָֽה־ mah- “why?”

And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?

מָ֗ה Mah “why?”

And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Jehovah has shewn me that thou wilt be king over Syria.

מָ֤ה mah “what?”

And he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to thee? And he said, He told me [ergänzt: that] thou wouldest certainly recover.

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”