מָה

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

221. 1 Samuel 17:26 מַה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

222. 1 Samuel 17:28 לָמָּה־ la.mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

223. 1 Samuel 17:29 מֶ֥ה meh · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

224. 1 Samuel 19:3 מָ֖ה mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.

225. 1 Samuel 19:5 וְלָ֤מָּה ve.La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

226. 1 Samuel 19:17 לָ֤מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

227. 1 Samuel 19:17 לָמָ֥ה la.Mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

228. 1 Samuel 20:1 מֶ֤ה meh · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

229. 1 Samuel 20:1 מֶֽה־ meh- · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

230. 1 Samuel 20:1 וּמֶֽה־ u.meh- · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

231. 1 Samuel 20:4 מַה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

232. 1 Samuel 20:8 לָמָּה־ la.mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

233. 1 Samuel 20:10 מַה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?

234. 1 Samuel 20:32 לָ֥מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?

235. 1 Samuel 20:32 מֶ֥ה meh · Stands in for a person or thing

     And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?

236. 1 Samuel 21:3 מַה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.

237. 1 Samuel 21:14 לָ֛מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

238. 1 Samuel 22:3 מַה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

239. 1 Samuel 22:13 לָ֚מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

240. 1 Samuel 24:9 לָ֧מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing

     And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

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