מַדּוּעַ

mad.du.a · why?

Hebrew · Strong's H4069 · Pronoun · Sounds like: mad-doo'-ah · 72 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

or מַדֻּעַ; from מָה and the passive participle of יָדַע; what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?; how, wherefore, why.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מַדּוּעַ 61 and מַדֻּעַ adv. wherefore?

Every occurrence

  1. Numbers 12:8 וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ u.ma.Du.a' · Small word: and why

    with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

  2. Numbers 16:3 וּמַדּ֥וּעַ u.ma.Du.a' · Small word: and why

    and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah?

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