H4100–מָה–mah

And the people spoke against God, and against Moses: 'Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.'

לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will speak unto me more.'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: 'What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?'

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

And the angel of the LORD said unto him: 'Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is contrary unto me;

מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?'

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.' And he went to a bare height.

מַה־ mah- “whatever”

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?

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

And Balak said unto Balaam: 'What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.'

מֶ֥ה meh “what?”

And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him: 'What hath the LORD spoken?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

For there is no enchantment with Jacob, neither is there any divination with Israel; now is it said of Jacob and of Israel: 'What hath God wrought!'

מַה־ mah- “what!”

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!

מַה־ mah- “how!”

Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

מָ֖ה mah “when?”

Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.'

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And wherefore will ye turn away the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?

וְלָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spoke unto me; and the LORD said unto me: 'I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee; they have well said all that they have spoken.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying: 'What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul;

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

even all the nations shall say 'Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?'

מֶ֨ה meh “what?”מֶ֥ה meh “why?”

And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying: What mean ye by these stones?

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And he spoke unto the children of Israel, saying: 'When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying: What mean these stones?

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

And he said: 'Nay, but I am captain of the host of the LORD; I am now come.' And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said unto him: 'What saith my lord unto his servant?'

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And Joshua said: 'Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast Thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!

לָ֠מָה (מָה) mah “why?”

Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?'

וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”