מָה (H4100) — Hebrew Lexicon — Scattered Israelites

מָה

𐤌𐤄

mâh

H4100 particle

SILEX Entry

Definition

An interrogative particle used principally to ask about the nature, identity, quantity, or quality of entities or actions, often translated as 'what?' or 'how?'. Also functions in exclamations and indefinite or relative senses (e.g., 'whatever', 'that which'). The precise meaning is heavily context-dependent, ranging from direct questions ('what is this?'), to expressions of astonishment ('how mighty!'), to indirect questions or statements ('whatever you do').

Semantic Range

what?, how?, why?, what!, how!, whatever, that which, something, nothing, in indirect or relative clauses, with prefixed prepositions (e.g., whereby, wherefore, wherewith), as part of adverbial or conjunctive constructions

Root / Etymology

The form מָה (or מַה, מֶה, מָ) is considered a primitive interrogative particle with no clear, reconstructible root; it is an ancient Semitic pronoun preserved in cognate languages (e.g., Ugaritic mh, Aramaic מָא, Arabic mā).

Historical & Contextual Notes

מָה functions as the standard interrogative particle in Biblical Hebrew, frequently introducing direct and indirect questions, and found with both animate and inanimate referents. Its various forms are partially determined by subsequent letters (for euphony), and it regularly appears with prefixes (e.g., לָמָּה 'why', מַדּוּעַ 'why', מֶה־זֶּה 'what is this', כַּמָּה 'how much'). In exclamatory constructions it communicates wonder, surprise, or emphasis. It occasionally assumes an indefinite or relative function ('whatever', 'that which'). In post-exilic and later Hebrew, מָה continues as the basic term for 'what', while usage in Aramaic and other dialects further highlights its broad Semitic pedigree. Translation traditions often conflate what, how, and why, but in Hebrew, context determines nuance and grammatical role. It is distinct from מִי ('who?'), which refers specifically to personal identity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

uncertain (Baleadan) — uncertain

Root uncertain to question, to seek specification, to inquire

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1002	בִּירָה	the citadel
H105	אֲגַרְטָל	bowls of
H1081	בַּלְאֲדָן	Baladan
H1085	בִּלְדַּד	Bildad
H1095	בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר	Belteshatsar
H1114	בִּלְשָׁן	Bilshan
H112	אִדּוֹ	Timely One
H1150	בִּנְעָא	Bin'a
H1154	בֶּסֶר	his unripe grape
H116	אֱדַיִן	then
H1162	בֹּעַז	Boaz
H118	אֲדַלְיָא	Adalya
H1194	בְּעֹן	Beon
H1209	בֵּצַי	Betsay
H1264	בְּרוֹם	luxurious woven fabrics
H1265	בְּרוֹשׁ	at the head of
H1275	בֵּרִי	and Beri
H1276	בֵּרִי	the Berites
H1298	בֶּרַע	Beraʿ
H1302	בַּרְקוֹס	Barqos
H1312	בִּשְׁלָם	Bishlam
H1316	בָּשָׁן	in Bashan
H133	אַדְמָתָא	Admatha
H143	אֲדָר	Adar
H144	אֲדָר	Adar
H1463	גּוֹג	Gog
H1475	גּוּמָּץ	earthen pit
H1487	גּוּשׁ	clod of
H1489	גִּזְבָּר	the treasury-overseer
H149	אַדְרַזְדָּא	with diligence
H1490	גִּזְבָּר	the treasury-stewards
H150	אֲדַרְכֹּן	for Persian gold coins
H1527	גִּינַת	Ginath
H1533	גִּלְבֹּעַ	in Gilboa
H1555	גׇּלְיַת	Golyath
H1571	גַּם	in that also
H1579	גִּמְזוֹ	Gimzo
H1609	גַּעְתָּם	Gatam
H1613	גֹּפֶר	gopher timber
H162	אֲהָהּ	Ah! Alas!
H1622	גִּרְגָּשִׁי	the Girgashite
H163	אַהֲוָא	Ahava
H1650	גְּשׁוּר	Geshur
H1657	גֹּשֶׁן	Goshen
H1658	גִּשְׁפָּא	and Gishpâ
H1666	גֶּתֶר	and Gether
H1668	דָּא	Know!
H1686	דִּבְיוֹן	famine bulbs
H1689	דִּבְלָה	Diblâh
H1719	דְּדָן	Dedan
H1723	דַּהֲוָא	the Dehavites
H174	אֲהָלִים	aromatic aloes
H1744	דּוּכִיפַת	the hoopoe
H1749	דּוֹנַג	beeswax
H175	אַהֲרוֹן	Aharon
H1756	דּוֹר	generation-cycle
H176	אוֹ	or
H1764	דֹּחַן	millet
H1767	דַּי	according to the sufficiency of
H1773	דְּיוֹ	with ink
H1784	דִּינַי	the Dinaites
H179	אוֹבִיל	Obil
H1810	דִּלְעָן	and Dilan
H1828	דֹּמֶן	decayed manure
H1833	דְּמֶשֶׁק	and in Damascus
H1834	דַּמֶּשֶׂק	in Damascus
H1837	דַּנָּה	and Dannah
H1838	דִּנְהָבָה	Dinhabah
H1861	דׇּרְבוֹן	the cattle-goad
H1862	דַּרְדַּע	and Darda
H1863	דַּרְדַּר	thorn-bush
H1864	דָּרוֹם	the south
H1867	דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ	Darius
H1868	דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ	Darius
H187	אוּזָל	from Uzal
H1873	דָּרַע	and Dara
H1874	דַּרְקוֹן	Darkon
H1881	דָּת	in decrees of
H1882	דָּת	in official decree
H1885	דָּתָן	Dathan
H1886	דֹּתָן	in Dothan
H1887	הֵא	Look!
H1888	הֵא	Look!
H1895	הָבַר	enchanters of
H1896	הֵגֵא	Hegai
H1903	הָגִין	directness
H1904	הָגָר	Hagar
H1907	הַדָּבָר	my chief advisors
H1908	הֲדַד	Hadad
H1912	הֹדוּ	from Hodu
H1913	הֲדוֹרָם	Hadoram
H1914	הִדַּי	Hidday
H1918	הֲדַס	myrtle tree
H192	אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ	Evil-Merodak
H1929	הָהּ	Alas!
H1930	הוֹ	Alas!
H1931	הוּא	she
H1944	הוֹהָם	Hoham
H195	אוּלַי	perhaps
H1959	הֵידָד	jubilant shout
H1969	הִין	the liquid-measure hin
H1990	הָם	in Ham
H20	אֲבַטִּיחַ	melons
H2001	הָמָן	Haman
H2002	הַמְנִיךְ	and the ornamental chain
H2005	הֵן	Look!
H2011	הִנֹּם	Hinnom
H2012	הֵנַע	Hena
H204	אוֹן	On
H2047	הֲתָךְ	Hathak
H2051	וְדָן	Vedan
H2052	וָהֵב	Vaheb
H2053	וָו	hooks of
H2054	וָזָר	Vazār
H2055	וַיְזָתָא	Vayzatha
H2059	וַשְׁנִי	Vashni
H2060	וַשְׁתִּי	Vashti
H2079	זַבַּי	Zabbay
H2088	זֶה	in this one
H210	אוּפָז	from Uphaz
H2105	זוֹחֵת	Zoheth
H211	אוֹפִיר	from Ophir
H2130	זִיפִי	the Ziphite men
H2202	זִפְרֹן	toward Ziphron
H2218	זֶרֶד	Zered Wadi
H2238	זֶרֶשׁ	to Zeresh
H2240	זַתּוּא	Zattu
H2242	זֵתַר	Zethar
H2261	חֲבַצֶּלֶת	wildflower of
H2262	חֲבַצַּנְיָה	Chavatsinyah
H227	אָז	at that time
H2281	חָבֵת	the griddle-cakes
H2284	חָגָב	short-horned locust
H2295	חׇגְלָה	Hoglah
H230	אֲזָד	departed
H231	אֵזוֹב	hyssop plant
H2313	חִדֶּקֶל	Hiddekel
H2317	חַדְרָךְ	Hadrach
H2340	חִוִּי	the Hivite
H2386	חֲזִיר	pig
H2406	חִטָּה	in wheats of
H2407	חַטּוּשׁ	Hattush
H2411	חַטִּיל	Chattil
H2477	חֲלַח	in Chalach
H2489	חֵלְכָא	wretched woman
H254	אָח	the firepot
H260	אָחוּ	marsh reed
H2602	חֲנָמָל	crop-devouring pest
H2609	חָנֵס	Chanes
H2726	חַרְבוֹנָא	Harbona
H2774	חַרְנֶפֶר	and Charnepher
H2830	חַשְׁמַל	radiant gleam-metal
H2833	חֹשֶׁן	in the ceremonial breastpiece of
H2887	טֵבֶת	Tevet, the tenth month
H2888	טַבַּת	Ṭabbath
H2929	טַלְמוֹן	Talmon
H2951	טִפְסַר	imperial provincial official
H2962	טֶרֶם	beforehand
H2967	טַרְפְּלַי	the Tarpelites
H3030	יִדְאֲלָה	and Yidʾalah
H3056	יֶהְדַי	Yehday
H306	אַחְלָמָה	precious gemstone
H307	אַחְמְתָא	in Achmetha
H308	אֲחַסְבַּי	Ahasbai
H3096	יַהַץ	at Yahatsah
H3102	יוֹב	Yōb
H323	אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּן	provincial governors of
H325	אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ	Ahasuerus
H3252	יִסְכָּה	Yiskah
H3258	יַעְבֵּץ	Yaabets
H326	אֲחַשְׁתָּרִי	the Ahashtarite clansman
H327	אֲחַשְׁתָּרָן	the royal hybrid mounts
H3390	יְרוּשָׁלֵם	in Jerusalem
H3398	יַרְחָע	to Jarha
H3497	יִתְנָן	and Yithnan
H3509	יְתֵת	Jetheth
H3540	כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר	Kedorlaomer
H3541	כֹּה	in this manner
H3552	כּוּב	and Kub
H3553	כּוֹבַע	in helmets
H3558	כּוּמָז	precious ornament
H3567	כּוֹרֶשׁ	Cyrus
H3568	כּוּשׁ	in Kush
H3575	כּוּת	Cuth
H3588	כִּי	for / because
H3593	כִּידוֹר	for tumultuous chaos
H3638	כִּלְמָד	Kilmad
H3641	כַּלְנֶה	Kalno
H3646	כַּמֹּן	cumin plant
H3656	כַּנֶּה	and Kanneh
H3676	כֵּס	banner of
H3691	כִּסְלֵו	in Kislev
H3695	כַּסְלֻחִים	Kasluchim people
H3731	כַּפְתֹּר	Kaphtor
H374	אֵיפָה	grain dry-measure
H3742	כְּרוּב	the throne-guardian
H3750	כַּרְכֹּם	and saffron
H3751	כַּרְכְּמִישׁ	in Karkemish
H3752	כַּרְכַּס	and Karkas
H3758	כַּרְמִיל	carmine-red fabric
H3763	כְּרָן	and Keran
H3768	כַּרְפַּס	fine plant-textile
H3771	כַּרְשְׁנָא	Karshena
H3796	כֹּתֶל	our wall
H3849	לֹג	liquid-measure of
H3850	לֹד	Lod
H3861	לָהֵן	therefore
H3863	לוּא	not
H3865	לוּד	and Lud
H3869	לוּז	almond tree
H390	אַכַּד	and Akkad
H3904	לְחֵנָה	your concubines
H3911	לְטָאָה	lizard
H3923	לָכִישׁ	Lachish
H3929	לֶמֶךְ	Lemek
H3935	לַעְדָּה	and Laadah
H3939	לַעֲנָה	wormwood
H3946	לַקּוּם	Laqqûm
H3955	לְשַׁד	sap-of
H3957	לִשְׁכָּה	in the enclosed chambers
H3958	לֶשֶׁם	ornamental gemstone
H3959	לֶשֶׁם	to Leshem
H3962	לֶשַׁע	Lesha
H3963	לֶתֶךְ	lethek-measure of
H397	אֲכִישׁ	Akish
H4	אֵב	its fresh shoot
H4024	מִגְדּוֹל	in Fortress-Migdol
H407	אַכְשָׁף	Akshaph
H4074	מָדַי	Madai
H408	אַל	upon / over
H4099	מְדָתָא	Medatha
H4104	מְהוּמָן	to Mehuman
H411	אֵל	toward
H4113	מַהֲמֹרָה	in deep pits
H4159	מוֹפֵת	the portentous wonder
H4173	מוֹרַג	threshing-sledge of
H418	אַלְגּוּמִּים	luxury timbers
H4199	מִזָּה	Mizzah
H4200	מֶזֶו	our granaries
H4233	מַחֲוִים	the Machaveh-men
H4310	מִי	in whom?
H4327	מִין	to her kind
H4335	מֵישַׁךְ	Meshak
H4336	מֵישַׁךְ	Meshak
H435	אֱלוּל	to Elul
H442	אָלוּשׁ	Alush
H4453	מֶלְצָר	the palace steward
H4462	מְמוּכָן	Memucan
H4464	מַמְזֵר	illegitimate-born man
H4508	מִנִּי	from me
H4644	מֹף	Moph
H473	אֱלִישָׁה	Elishah
H4757	מְרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאָדָן	Baladan
H4781	מְרֹדָךְ	Merodak
H4782	מׇרְדְּכַי	in Mordecai
H4789	מֵרוֹז	Meroz
H4825	מֶרֶס	Meres
H4826	מַרְסְנָא	Marsena
H484	אַלְמֻגִּים	almug timbers
H4851	מַשׁ	and Mash
H4852	מֵשָׁא	from Mesha
H486	אַלְמוֹדָד	Almodad
H4873	מֹשֶׁה	Mosheh
H4943	מֶשֶׁק	estate of
H495	אֶלָּסָר	Ellasar
H4970	מָתַי	for when?
H4975	מֹתֶן	in his loins
H4990	מִתְרְדָת	Mithredath
H4994	נָא	please
H4996	נֹא	his son
H5	אֲבַגְתָא	and Abagtha
H5018	נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן	Nebuzaradan
H5019	נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר	to Nebuchadnezzar
H5020	נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר	to Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5021	נְבוּשַׁזְבָּן	and Nebushazban
H5023	נְבִזְבָּה	your royal grants
H5026	נִבְחַז	Nibchaz
H5033	נֵבֶךְ	springs of
H5043	נֶבְרְשָׁא	the lampstand
H5044	נִבְשָׁן	and the Nibshan
H5084	נָדָן	her sword-sheath
H514	אֶלְתְּקֵא	Elteqe
H5141	נֶזֶם	the ring-ornaments
H518	אִם	whether?
H5210	נִינְוֵה	in Nineveh
H5212	נִיסָן	Nisan
H5220	נֶכֶד	grandson
H5224	נְכוֹ	Neko
H5238	נְכֹת	his precious resin
H5268	נִסְרֹךְ	Nisrok
H528	אָמוֹן	Ammon (Kin-People)
H5304	נְפִיסִים	Nephisim
H5306	נֹפֶךְ	in a lustrous gemstone
H5320	נַפְתֻּחִים	Naphtuchim
H5370	נֵרְגַּל	Nergal
H5371	נֵרְגַּל שַׁרְאֶצֶר	Nergal-protect-the-king
H5373	נֵרְדְּ	nards
H5406	נִשְׁתְּוָן	the official letter
H5407	נִשְׁתְּוָן	formal written decree
H5434	סְבָא	Seba
H5453	סִבְרַיִם	Dual Sibraim
H5454	סַבְתָּא	and Sabta
H5455	סַבְתְּכָא	and Sabteka
H5461	סָגָן	the provincial governors
H5467	סְדֹם	in Sedom
H5471	סוֹא	So
H5481	סוּמְפּוֹנְיָה	sounding-together pipe
H5482	סְוֵנֵה	Syene
H5488	סוּף	in the reed
H5510	סִיוָן	Sivan
H5512	סִין	Sin
H5514	סִינַי	from Sinai
H5515	סִינִים	Sinim
H5516	סִיסְרָא	like Sisera
H5517	סִיעָא	Siyʿa
H5548	סַלְכָה	Salcah
H5560	סֹלֶת	the finest flour
H5562	סַמְגַּר נְבוֹ	Nabu
H5563	סְמָדַר	the vine-blossom
H5571	סַנְבַלַּט	to Sanballat
H5575	סַנְוֵר	in the dazzling blindings
H5576	סַנְחֵרִיב	Sennacherib
H5577	סַנְסִן	in its slender twigs
H5579	סְנַפִּיר	fin
H5581	סִסְמַי	Sismai
H5614	סְפָרָד	in Sepharad
H5617	סְפַרְוַיִם	Sepharvaim
H5622	סַרְבַּל	in their official robes
H5623	סַרְגּוֹן	Sargon
H5632	סָרֵךְ	the senior administrators
H5633	סֶרֶן	the chieftain-rulers
H5683	עֶבְרֹן	and Ebron
H569	אַמְרָפֶל	Amraphel
H570	אֶמֶשׁ	yesterday
H5742	עָדָשׁ	lentils
H5745	עוֹבָל	Obal
H5755	עִוָּה	and from Ivvah
H576	אֲנָא	where?
H577	אָנָּא	I entreat
H5799	עֲזָאזֵל	to Azazel
H5847	עֲטַלֵּף	the bat
H586	אֲנַחְנָא	we
H5868	עֲיָם	in Ayam
H5910	עַכּוֹ	Akko
H595	אָנֹכִי	I myself
H6002	עֲמָלֵק	Amalek
H6047	עֲנָמִים	Anamim
H6048	עֲנַמֶּלֶךְ	and Anammelek
H6063	עָנֵר	Aner
H607	אַנְתָּה	you (masculine singular)
H609	אָסָא	Asa
H611	אָסוֹן	fatal calamity
H6137	עַקְרָב	scorpions
H619	אַסְנָה	Asnah
H620	אׇסְנַפַּר	Osnappar
H621	אָסְנַת	Asenath
H6270	עַתְלַי	Athlai
H629	אׇסְפַּרְנָא	with urgent diligence
H630	אַסְפָּתָא	Aspatha
H6316	פּוּט	Put
H6318	פּוֹטִיפַר	to Potiphar
H6319	פּוֹטִי פֶרַע	Phera
H6320	פּוּךְ	in the eye-paint
H6322	פּוּל	Pul
H6334	פּוֹרָתָא	Poratha
H634	אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן	Esar-haddon
H6347	פֶּחָה	provincial governor
H635	אֶסְתֵּר	Esther
H6357	פִּטְדָה	precious yellow-green gemstone
H6364	פִּי־בֶסֶת	and Pi-Beseth
H6370	פִּילֶגֶשׁ	with my concubine
H6372	פִּינְחָס	Pînchas
H638	אַף	and even
H6394	פִּלְדָּשׁ	Pildash
H643	אַפֶּדֶן	his royal pavilion
H6436	פַּנַּג	luxury pastry
H646	אֵפוֹד	priestly ceremonial vestment
H6460	פְּסַנְטֵרִין	stringed lyre
H6503	פַּרְבָּר	in the outer quarters
H6508	פַּרְדֵּס	the enclosed park
H6513	פֻּרָה	and Purah
H6516	פַּרְוַיִם	Parvayim
H6534	פַּרְמַשְׁתָּא	Parmashta
H6535	פַּרְנַךְ	Parnak
H6539	פָּרַס	Persia
H6540	פָּרַס	Persia
H6547	פַּרְעֹה	in Pharaoh
H6572	פַּרְשֶׁגֶן	official transcript of
H6573	פַּרְשֶׁגֶן	official copy of
H6577	פַּרְשַׁנְדָּתָא	Parshandatha
H659	אֵפַע	mere nothingness
H6598	פַּתְבַּג	allotted portion
H6599	פִּתְגָּם	official decree of
H6600	פִּתְגָּם	the official decree
H6604	פְּתוֹר	from Pethor
H6614	פְּתִיגִיל	ornate festal sash
H6619	פִּתֹם	Pithom
H6624	פַּתְרוֹס	in Upper Egypt
H6678	צוֹבָא	from Zobah
H668	אַפִּרְיוֹן	ornate palanquin
H6683	צוּלָה	sea-depth abyss
H670	אֲפָרְסַי	the Apharsites
H671	אֲפַרְסְכַי	the Apharsekite people
H6724	צִיוֹן	in Zion
H674	אַפְּתֹם	assigned tribute
H675	אֶצְבּוֹן	Etsbon
H6790	צִן	Tsin
H6794	צִנּוּר	water conduit
H6814	צֹעַן	in Tsôan
H6847	צׇפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ	Paʿneach
H6860	צִקְלַג	in Tsiqlag
H6955	קְהָת	to Qehath
H6971	קוֹף	and monkeys
H7021	קִיקָיוֹן	the castor-bean plant
H7030	קִיתָרֹס	stringed lyre
H7076	קִנָּמוֹן	cinnamon
H7100	קֶצַח	black cumin
H711	אַרְגְּוָן	the purple cloth
H713	אַרְגָּמָן	purple-dyed luxury fabric
H7134	קַרְדֹּם	the woodcutting axes
H7247	רִבְלָה	in Riblah
H7259	רִבְקָה	to Ribqah
H728	אֲרַוְנָה	Araunah
H73	אַבְנֵט	ceremonial sash
H7303	רוֹהֲגָה	Rōhagah
H7327	רוּת	Ruth
H7384	רִיפַת	and Diphath
H742	אֲרִידַי	Aridai
H7424	רַמָּךְ	noble mares
H743	אֲרִידָתָא	Aridatha
H746	אֲרְיוֹךְ	Arioch
H747	אֲרִיסַי	Arisai
H7486	רַעְמְסֵס	from Raamses
H7526	רְצִין	Rezin
H7614	שְׁבָא	from Sheba
H7627	שְׁבָט	Shebat
H7644	שֶׁבְנָא	Shebnâʼ
H768	אַרְנֶבֶת	the hare
H771	אׇרְנָן	Ornan
H7714	שַׁדְרַךְ	Shadrak
H7715	שַׁדְרַךְ	to Shadrak
H7718	שֹׁהַם	ornamental gemstone
H7731	שׁוֹבָךְ	Shovakh
H775	אַרְפַּכְשַׁד	Arpakshad
H7762	שׁוּם	the garlic bulbs
H7772	שׁוֹעַ	and Shoa
H78	אִבְצָן	Ibtsan
H780	אֲרָרַט	Ararat highlands
H783	אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא	Artaxerxes
H7859	שְׁטַר	side-division
H786	אִשׁ	the man
H7877	שִׁיזָא	Shiza
H7895	שִׁישַׁק	Shishak
H790	אֶשְׁבָּן	and Eshban
H7945	שֶׁל	in relation to
H8020	שַׁלְמַן	Shalman
H8022	שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר	Shalmaneser
H8033	שָׁם	from there
H8044	שַׁמְגַּר	Shamgar
H807	אַשִׁימָא	Ashima
H8070	שְׁמִירָמוֹת	Shemiramoth
H8073	שַׁמְלַי	Shamlay
H813	אַשְׁכְּנַז	Ashkenaz
H8137	שֶׁנְאַצַּר	and Shen'atzar
H8144	שָׁנִי	the scarlet-dye
H815	אֵשֶׁל	tamarisk tree
H8152	שִׁנְעָר	Shinʿar
H8162	שַׁעַטְנֵז	linen-wool mixed cloth
H8190	שַׁעַשְׁגַּז	Shaashgaz
H825	אַשָּׁף	the court magicians
H8256	שִׁקְמָה	like the sycamore fig trees
H826	אַשָּׁף	the ritual-magicians
H8272	שַׁרְאֶצֶר	Nergal-protect-the-king
H8273	שָׁרָב	the heat-haze
H828	אַשְׁפְּנַז	to Ashpenaz
H8287	שָׁרוּחֶן	and Sharuhen
H829	אֶשְׁפָּר	apportioned choice portion
H8310	שַׂרְסְכִים	ruling-official of
H8339	שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר	to Sheshbazzar
H8340	שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר	to Sheshbazzar
H8344	שֵׁשַׁי	Sheshai
H8347	שֵׁשַׁךְ	Sheshak
H8369	שֵׁתָר	Shethar
H8370	שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי	Bozenai
H8384	תְּאֵן	fig tree
H8392	תֵּבָה	in the protective chest
H8407	תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר	Peleser
H8413	תִּדְעָל	and Tidal
H8422	תּוּבַל	Tubal
H8425	תּוֹגַרְמָה	Togarmah
H8430	תּוֹחַ	Towach
H8445	תּוֹקַהַת	Toqahath
H8450	תּוֹר	like bulls
H8455	תּוֹתָח	bludgeoning club
H8459	תֹּחוּ	Tochu
H8471	תַּחְפַּנְחֵס	in Tahpanhes
H8472	תַּחְפְּנֵיס	Tachpenes
H8475	תַּחְרֵעַ	and Tachrêaʻ
H8476	תַּחַשׁ	tachash hide
H8485	תֵּימָא	Tema
H8494	תִּירָס	and Tiras
H8500	תֻּכִּי	and exotic peacocks
H8515	תְּלַאשַּׂר	in Telassar
H8542	תַּמּוּז	the Tammuz
H8547	תֶּמַח	Temach
H855	אֵת	his plow-blade
H859	אַתָּה	you
H8590	תַּעֲנָךְ	in Taʿanak
H86	אַבְרֵךְ	Kneel in homage!
H860	אָתוֹן	your female donkey
H864	אֵתָם	Etham
H8640	תִּרְהָקָה	Tirhaqah
H8646	תֶּרַח	in Terach
H8647	תִּרְחֲנָה	Tirchanah
H8657	תֶּרֶשׁ	and Teresh
H8658	תַּרְשִׁישׁ	in the tarshish gem
H8659	תַּרְשִׁישׁ	from Tarshish
H8660	תִּרְשָׁתָא	the imperial governor
H8661	תַּרְתָּן	Assyrian chief commander
H8662	תַּרְתָּק	Tartak
H8672	תֵּשַׁע	in nine
H8674	תַּתְּנַי	Tattenai
H89	אָגֵא	Agee
H893	בֵּבַי	Bebai
H897	בַּג	for a ration
H90	אֲגַג	Agag
H902	בִּגְוַי	Bigvai
H903	בִּגְתָא	Bigtha
H904	בִּגְתָן	Bigthan
H922	בֹּהוּ	formless emptiness
H923	בַּהַט	glistening marble stone
H93	אֱגוֹז	nut
H942	בַּוַּי	Bavvay
H96	אֶגֶל	reservoirs of
H968	בִּזְתָא	Biztha
H98	אֲגַם	marsh of

Word Forms

20 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H4100-09`	מַה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what	389
`H4100-06`	לָ֛/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why	142
`H4100-13`	וּ/מַה	umah	`HC/Ti`	and what	and what?	and what	68
`H4100-10`	מֶ֣ה	meh	`HTi`	what	what?	what	59
`H4100-19`	וְ/לָ/מָה֩	velamah	`HC/R/Ti`	and why	and for what?	and why	32
`H4100-02`	בַּ/מֶּ֖ה	bameh	`HR/Ti`	in what	in what?	in what	14
`H4100-14`	וּ/מֶ֖ה	umeh	`HC/Ti`	and what	and what?	and what	12
`H4100-04`	כַּ/מָּ֗ה	kamah	`HR/Ti`	how long	what?	how many	9
`H4100-01`	בַּ/מָּ֗ה	bamah	`HR/Ti`	In what	with what?	with what	7
`H4100-16`	וּ/בַ/מֶּ֗ה	uvameh	`HC/R/Ti`	and with what	and with what?	and with what	4
`H4100-05`	כַּ/מֶּ֥ה	kameh	`HR/Ti`	how many	like what?	how many	3
`H4100-08`	לְ/מַ	lema	`HR/Ti`	at the first	for what?	at the first	2
`H4100-20`	וְ/לָ֨/מֶה֙	velameh	`HC/R/Ti`	and why	and for what?	and why	2
`H4100-03`	בְּ/מֶ֖ה	bemeh	`HR/Ti`		in what?	in what?	1
`H4100-07`	לָ֣/מֶה	lameh	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why	1
`H4100-11`	מי	my	`HTi`	what-to-me	what?	what	1
`H4100-12`	שַׁ/לָּ/מָ֤ה	shalamah	`HTr/R/Ti`	why	what?	why	1
`H4100-15`	וּ/בַ/מָּ֣ה	uvamah	`HC/R/Ti`	and with what	and with what?	and with what	1
`H4100-17`	בַ/מֶּ֥ה	vameh	`HR/Ti`	in what	in what?	in what	1
`H4100-18`	וְ/כַ/מָּ֥ה	vekhamah	`HC/R/Ti`	and how much	and how much?	and how much	1

Occurrences in Scripture

750 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H4100-09`	Genesis 42:28	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-06`	Genesis 43:6	לָ/מָ֥ה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	Why	for what?	why
`H4100-06`	Genesis 44:4	לָ֛/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-06`	Genesis 44:7	לָ֚/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-09`	Genesis 44:15	מָֽה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Genesis 44:16	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Genesis 44:16	מַה	mah-2	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-13`	Genesis 44:16	וּ/מַה	umah	`HC/Ti`	or what	and what?	and what
`H4100-09`	Genesis 46:33	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Genesis 47:3	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what?
`H4100-04`	Genesis 47:8	כַּ/מָּ֕ה	kamah	`HR/Ti`	how many	what?	how many
`H4100-19`	Genesis 47:15	וְ/לָ֥/מָּה	velamah	`HC/R/Ti`	and why	and for what?	and why
`H4100-06`	Genesis 47:19	לָ֧/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-09`	Exodus 2:4	מַה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-06`	Exodus 2:13	לָ֥/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	Why	for what?	why
`H4100-06`	Exodus 2:20	לָ֤/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	Why	for what?	why
`H4100-09`	Exodus 3:13	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What is	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 3:13	מָ֥ה	mah-2	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 4:2	מַה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-06`	Exodus 5:4	לָ֚/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	Why do	for what?	why
`H4100-06`	Exodus 5:15	לָ֧/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	Why	for what?	why
`H4100-06`	Exodus 5:22	לָ/מָ֤ה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-06`	Exodus 5:22	לָ֥/מָּה	lamah-2	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-09`	Exodus 10:26	מַֽה	mah	`HTi`	with what	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 12:26	מָ֛ה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 13:14	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 14:5	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 14:11	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what?
`H4100-09`	Exodus 14:15	מַה	mah	`HTi`	why	what?	Why
`H4100-09`	Exodus 15:24	מַה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 16:7	מָ֔ה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 16:8	מָ֔ה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what?
`H4100-09`	Exodus 16:15	מַה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 17:2	מַה	mah	`HTi`	why	what?	why
`H4100-09`	Exodus 17:2	מַה	mah-2	`HTi`	why	what?	why
`H4100-06`	Exodus 17:3	לָ֤/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-09`	Exodus 17:4	מָ֥ה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-09`	Exodus 18:14	מָֽה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what?
`H4100-02`	Exodus 22:26	בַּ/מֶּ֣ה	bameh	`HR/Ti`	in what	in what?	in what?
`H4100-10`	Exodus 32:1	מֶה	meh	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-06`	Exodus 32:11	לָ/מָ֤ה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	Why	for what?	for what?
`H4100-06`	Exodus 32:12	לָ/מָּה֩	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why
`H4100-10`	Exodus 32:21	מֶֽה	meh	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-10`	Exodus 32:23	מֶה	meh	`HTi`	what	what?	what?
`H4100-09`	Exodus 33:5	מָ֥ה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-16`	Exodus 33:16	וּ/בַ/מֶּ֣ה	uvameh	`HC/R/Ti`	For in what	and with what?	and with what
`H4100-09`	Leviticus 25:20	מַה	mah	`HTi`	What	what?	what
`H4100-06`	Numbers 9:7	לָ֣/מָּה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	for what?
`H4100-09`	Numbers 9:8	מַה	mah	`HTi`	what	what?	what
`H4100-06`	Numbers 11:11	לָ/מָ֤ה	lamah	`HR/Ti`	why	for what?	why

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