H4100–מָה–mah

And the men of Judah said, Why have ye come up against us? And they answered, We have come to bind Samson, to do to him as he hath done to us.

לָמָ֖ה (מָ֖ה) Mah “why?”

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And the lords of the Philistines came to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in what his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

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

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, in what thy great strength lieth, and with what thou mayest be bound to afflict thee.

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

And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mayest be bound.

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

And Delilah said to Samson, hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me with what thou mayest be bound. And he said to her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

And she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me in what thy great strength lieth.

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said to him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

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

And they came to their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said to them, What say ye?

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

Then answered the five men that went to explore the country of Laish, and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And these went into Micah's house, and brought the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest to them, What do ye?

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye have gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say to me, What aileth thee?

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 wickedness is this that is done among you?

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?

לָמָ֗ה (מָ֗ה) Mah “why?”

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD, that we will not give them of our daughters for wives?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? shall I bear more sons, that they may be your husbands?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

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

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou shalt hide any thing from me, of all the things that he said to thee.

מָ֤ה mah “what?”

And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.

מֶ֠ה meh “what?”