מָה mah

Hebrew word for “what?” · Strong’s H4101 · used 13 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

1) what, whatever; 1a) what?; 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever; 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

How it is translated

Glosses given for mah in context, with how often each is used:

• what 4
• what? 3
• why? 2
• whatever 2
• how much! 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 2 (5), Ezra 7 (2), Daniel 4 (2), Ezra 4 (1), Ezra 6 (1)

Forms

• מה 7
• למה 2
• ומה 2
• כמה 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• דִּי di “that” 8
• הֲוָא hava “to be” 6
• עַל al “since” 6
• יְדַע yeda “to know” 5
• מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 6
• אֱלָהּ elah “god” 5
• עֲבַד avad “to make” 4
• שָׁמַיִן shamayin “heaven” 4
• דְּנָה denah “this” 4
• גְּלָא gelah “to reveal” 3
• אַחַר achar “after” 2
• לָא la “not” 3

Key verses

The verses using mah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Ezra 4:22 — Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
• Ezra 6:9 — And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according…
• Ezra 7:18 — And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
• Ezra 7:23 — Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of…
• Daniel 2:15 — He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
• Daniel 2:22 — He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
• Daniel 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions…
• Daniel 2:29 — As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what…
• Daniel 2:45 — Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and…
• Daniel 4:3 — How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
• Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.