מָה
mahIntgH4100
what?
From: or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle;
Short Definition
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
Full Lexicon Entry
interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may
Grammar
Part of Speech Intg
Morphology H:Intg
DescriptionH:Intg
Occurrences
595 timesAppears 595 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
54
1 Samuel
53
Job
52
Jeremiah
42
Judges
35
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:13
- 2 Samuel 11:21
- Genesis 12:19
- Judges 7:11
- Joshua 9:22
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