Hebrew · Strong's H4100
מָה
mah
what?
753times used
659verses
37books
How it's translated
- what308
- to why139
- and what60
- how30
- and to why29
- in how20
- why15
- whatever14
Definition
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)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
- τίς tis · which? 92%
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Psalms57
- Genesis56
- 1 Samuel56
- Job52
- Jeremiah43
- 2 Samuel42
- Judges35
- Exodus30
- Numbers27
- Isaiah27
…and 27 more books.
Every verse
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