H4100–מָה–mah

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.

וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”

Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thy hand?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Art thou made of the king's council? forbear? why shouldst thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thy heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldst fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people assembled themselves at Jerusalem.

לְמַדַּ֔י (מַ) ma. “<from> [what]”

So there were assembled many people, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, On what do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

מָה֙ mah “what?”

Know ye not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of my hand?

מֶ֤ה meh “what?”

But he sent embassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he may not destroy thee.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

וּמָ֖ה (מָ֖ה) Mah “what?”

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

And he spoke before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

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

And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

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

And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered to him, There is nothing done for him.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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