Hebrew Lexicon Entry
מָה
mâh
Old Testament
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
Etymology & Derivation
or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle;
Related Entries
בְּלִימָה
bᵉlîymâh
(as indefinitely) nothing whatever
מָא
mâʼ
(as indefinitely) that
מַדּוּעַ
maddûwaʻ
what (is) known?; i
מַדַּי
madday
what (is) enough, i
מָה
mâh
{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitel
מָהַהּ
mâhahh
properly, to question or hesitate, i
מִי
mîy
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction wit
מַכְנַדְבַי
Maknadbay
Maknadbai, an Israelite
מָן
mân
literally a whatness (so to speak), i
מַתְּלָאָה
mattᵉlâʼâh
what a trouble!
English Translations (KJV)
2 English word(s) are translated from H4100 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 42 times.