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.
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1 Samuel 25:17 מַֽה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
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1 Samuel 26:15 וְלָ֙מָּה֙ ve.La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
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1 Samuel 26:18 לָ֥מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
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1 Samuel 26:18 מֶ֣ה meh · Stands in for a person or thing
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
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1 Samuel 26:18 וּמַה־ u.mah- · Stands in for a person or thing
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
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1 Samuel 27:5 וְלָ֨מָּה ve.La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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1 Samuel 28:9 וְלָמָ֥ה ve.la.Mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
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1 Samuel 28:12 לָ֥מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
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1 Samuel 28:13 מָ֣ה mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.
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1 Samuel 28:14 מַֽה־ mah- · Stands in for a person or thing
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.
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1 Samuel 28:15 לָ֥מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
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1 Samuel 28:15 מָ֥ה mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
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1 Samuel 28:16 וְלָ֖מָּה ve.La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
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1 Samuel 29:3 מָ֖ה mah · Stands in for a person or thing
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away unto me unto this day?
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1 Samuel 29:4 וּבַמֶּ֗ה u.va.Meh · Stands in for a person or thing
But he princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?
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1 Samuel 29:8 מֶ֤ה meh · Stands in for a person or thing
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
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1 Samuel 29:8 וּמַה־ u.mah- · Stands in for a person or thing
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
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2 Samuel 1:4 מֶה־ meh- · Stands in for a person or thing
And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
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2 Samuel 2:22 לָ֤מָּה La.mah · Stands in for a person or thing
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
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2 Samuel 3:24 מֶ֣ה meh · Stands in for a person or thing
Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
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