H4100–מָה–mah

Then said he: Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.

לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

And I heard, but I understood not; then said I: 'O my Lord, what shall be the latter end of these things?'

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

מָ֤ה mah “what?”מָ֥ה mah “what?”

What will ye do in the day of the appointed season, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Surely now shall they say: 'We have no king; for we feared not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Ephraim shall say: 'What have I to do any more with idols?' As for Me, I respond and look on him; I am like a leafy cypress-tree; from Me is thy fruit found.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

מַה־ mah- “how!”

Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say: 'Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not Thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should make them a byword: wherefore should they say among the peoples:

לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And also what are ye to Me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render retribution on My behalf? and if ye render retribution on My behalf, swiftly, speedily will I return your retribution upon your own head.

מָה־ mah- “what?”

For, lo, He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth; the LORD, the God of hosts, is His name.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.

לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

And the LORD said unto me: 'Amos, what seest thou?' And I said: 'A plumbline.' Then said the Lord: Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of My people Israel; I will not again pardon them any more;

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

And He said: 'Amos, what seest thou?' And I said: 'A basket of summer fruit.' Then said the LORD unto me: The end is come upon My people Israel; I will not again pardon them any more.

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him: 'What meanest thou that thou sleepest? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then said they unto him: 'Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”מָ֣ה mah “what?”

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him: 'What is this that thou hast done?' For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then said they unto him: 'What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?' for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no King in thee, is thy Counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

O My people, what have I done unto thee? And wherein have I wearied thee? Testify against Me.

מֶה־ meh- “what?”וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”

O My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of the LORD.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמֶה־ (מֶה) meh- “what?”

'Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?

בַּמָּה֙ (מָּה֙) Mah “what?”

It hath been told thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD doth require of thee: only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.

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

What do ye devise against the LORD? He will make a full end; trouble shall not rise up the second time.

מַה־ mah- “whatever”