מָה

Sans mo yo

Diksyonè Strong's

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 (domèn piblik)

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41. 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?

42. 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.

43. 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?

44. 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?

45. 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?

46. 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?

47. 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.

48. 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?

49. 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.

50. 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?

51. 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?

52. 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.

53. 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.

54. 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?

55. 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?

56. 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?

57. 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?

58. 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?

59. 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.

60. 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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