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מָה (mâh) i (maw)
Source: or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle;
Meaning: 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
KJV: how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

m.an.aa

מָה , rarely

מָה־ ,

מַה־ ,

מַה‍ּ ,

מֶה ,

מַ‍ּ ,

מָ — pron.interrog. and indef. what? how? aught

1 interrog. what?
2 Used adverbially
3 Indef. pron.
4 With preps.

Displaying only every 20^th verse out of 652:

SA1 9:7

OET-LV: 7 And_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he/it _said to_servant _of_his and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE we _will _go and_what will _we _bring to_man if/because the_bread it _has _been _used _up from_bags _of_our and_a _gift there_is_not to_bring to_the _man _of the_ʼElohīm what is_with_us. (SA1_9:7)

OET-RV: 7 “Okay, then. We can go there,” Sha’ul responded, “but what can we give the man? We don’t have any more food in our bags, and we never brought along a gift. What else do we have?” (SA1 9:7)

NUM 14:41

OET-LV: 41 And_ Mosheh _he/it _said to/for_what this are_you(pl) transgressing DOM the _mouth _of YHWH and_it not it _will _succeed. (NUM_14:41)

OET-RV: 41 “What’s that?” Mosheh responded. “Don’t go against Yahweh’s instructions because your plan won’t succeed. (NUM 14:41)

PSA 120:3

OET-LV: 3 What will _he _give to/for_yourself(m) and_what will _he _add to/for_you(fs) Oh _tongue deceit. (PSA_120:3)

OET-RV: 3 You deceitful tongue of the enemy,
⇔ what punishment will Yahweh give to you,
⇔ and then what will he add on top of that? (PSA 120:3)

KI1 9:8

OET-LV: 8 And_the_house the_this it _will _be most _high every _of one _who_passes _by on/upon/above_him/it he _will _be _appalled and_he _will _hiss and_people _will _say concerning what YHWH did _he _do thus to_land (the)_this and_to_house (the)_this. (KI1_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 As this temple is on a hill and very visible, everyone who passes anywhere nearby will see it and will be appalled and will hiss and they’ll say, ‘What did the people do that was so bad that Yahweh did that to this country and to this temple?’ (KI1 9:8)

NUM 24:22

OET-LV: 22 If/because (if) it _will _become (into)_consuming the_Qēynī[s] until when ʼAshshūr will_it _take _you _captive. (NUM_24:22)

OET-RV: 22 but you Kenites will be destroyed
⇔ when Ashhur (the Assyrians) take you captive.” (NUM 24:22)

JER 22:23

OET-LV: 23 Oh_you _who_dwell _of in_Ləⱱānōn Oh_you _who _are_nested among_cedars how you _will _groan when_will _come to/for_you(fs) labour-pains anguish like _(the)_who]_gives _birth. (JER_22:23)

OET-RV: 23 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 22:23)

EXO 5:15

OET-LV: 15 And_they _came the _foremen _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _cried _out to Parˊoh to_say to/for_what are _you _doing thus to_servants _of_your. (EXO_5:15)

OET-RV: 15 So the Israeli foremen went and complained to Far’oh, “Why are you treating your servants like this? (EXO 5:15)

NUM 22:19

OET-LV: 19 And_now remain please in_this_place also you(pl) the_night so_that _I _may _know what will _he _increase YHWH to _speak with_me. (NUM_22:19)

OET-RV: 19 However, please do stay here tonight, and I’ll find out if Yahweh might have anything else to say to me.” (NUM 22:19)

SA1 24:10

OET-LV: 10  and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to_Shāʼūl to/for_what do _you _listen _to DOM the _words/messages _of someone to_say THERE Dāvid is_seeking harm _of_your. (SA1_24:10)

OET-RV: 10 Look, you can see for yourself that Yahweh gave me the opportunity to harm you today in the cave, and some of my men wanted me to kill you, but I showed you compassion and told them that I wouldn’t do harm to my master, because he’s Yahweh’s chosen king. (SA1 24:10)

PRO 15:23

OET-LV: 23 Joy belongs_to_person in_the_answer _of his _mouth _of_his and_is_a _message at_its _appropriate _of_time how good. (PRO_15:23)

OET-RV: 23 A person is always pleased to give the right answer,
⇔ ≈ and the right thing said at the right time is so good. (PRO 15:23)

ZEC 4:11

OET-LV: 11 And_I _answered and_I _said to_him/it what are_the _two _of the _olive_trees (the)_these at the _right _side _of the _lampstand and_at side _of_its _left. (ZEC_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 “What are these two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” I asked the messenger. (ZEC 4:11)

ISA 40:27

OET-LV: 27 to/for_what do _you _say Oh_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_do _you _declare Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) way _of_my it _is _hidden from_YHWH and_from_god _of_my justice _of_my it _passes _away. (ISA_40:27)

OET-RV: 27 Why do you talk, Yakob?
⇔ ≈ And why do you speak, Yisrael?
⇔ Saying, ‘My path is hidden from Yahweh,
⇔ and my rights disappear.’ (ISA 40:27)

EXO 32:1

OET-LV: 32 And_he/it _saw the_people if/because _that Mosheh he _delayed to_come _down from the_mountain and_it _assembled the_people to ʼAhₐron and_they _said to_him/it arise make to/for_us gods which they _will _go before_us if/because this Mosheh the_man who he_brought _us _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) not we _know what has _it _happened to_him/it. (EXO_32:1)

OET-RV: 32 Meanwhile, the people had noticed that Mosheh had been up on the mountain for a long time, so they gathered themselves around Aharon and told him, “Come on. Make some gods for us that can go ahead of us, because we don’t know what’s happened to that Mosheh—the man who brought us out of Egypt.” (EXO 32:1)

EZE 33:30

OET-LV: 30 and_you(ms) Oh _son _of humankind the _children _of your _people _of_your who_are_speaking _together in_you beside the_walls and_in_the _doorways _of the _houses and_he _speaks one with one each with his/its_woman to_say come please and_hear what is_the_message which_is_coming _out from_with YHWH. (EZE_33:30)

OET-RV: 30 So now humanity’s child, your people are out beside the walls and the gates of their houses talking about you, and they’re all telling each other, ‘Let’s go and listen to the prophet’s message that comes from Yahweh.’ (EZE 33:30)

SA1 10:11

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _was every _of one _of_who_knew _him from_yesterday three _days _ago and_they _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE with prophets he_was_prophesying and_he/it _said the_people each to his/its_neighbour what this has _it _happened to_the _son _of Qīsh also is_Shāʼūl/(Saul) among_prophets. (SA1_10:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then everyone who had known Sha’ul previously heard him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What’s happened to Kish’s son? Is Sha’ul really a prophet now?” (SA1 10:11)

SNG 7:7

OET-LV: 7  how you _are _beautiful and_how you _are _lovely Oh _love with_delights. (SNG_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 You’re tall like a palm tree,
⇔ and your breasts like its clusters of dates. (SNG 7:7)

ECC 11:2

OET-LV: 2 Give a _portion to_seven and_also to_eight if/because not you _know what will _it _be calamity on the_earth/land. (ECC_11:2)

OET-RV: 2 Share it around seven or eight others
⇔ because you don’t know when a calamity will hit your area. (ECC 11:2)

JOB 15:14

OET-LV: 14 What is_a _person (cmp) he _will _be _pure and_because/when he _will _be _righteous one_born _of a _woman. (JOB_15:14)

OET-RV: 14 What person could ever be pure,
⇔ ≈ and how could someone born from a woman be righteous? (JOB 15:14)

JOB 6:11

OET-LV: 11 What strength _of_is_my (cmp) I _will _wait and_what end _of_is_my (cmp) I _will _prolong life _of_my. (JOB_6:11)

OET-RV: 11 I don’t have the strength to keep waiting.
⇔ ≈ What future do I have, that I should want to go on living? (JOB 6:11)

PSA 56:5

OET-LV: 5  in_god who_I _praise message _of_his in_god I _have _trusted not I _am _afraid what flesh will _it _do to_me. (PSA_56:5)

OET-RV: 5 All day long they twist my words.
⇔ They’re always thinking about how to harm me. (PSA 56:5)

EXO 14:11

OET-LV: 11 And_they _said to Mosheh from_not there_were_not graves in_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) you_brought _us to_die in_wilderness what this have _you _done to/for_ourselves by_bringing_us _out from_Miʦrayim. (EXO_14:11)

OET-RV: 11 They complained to Mosheh, “Is it because there weren’t any graves in Egypt that you brought us here to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us? Why did you bring us out from Egypt? (EXO 14:11)

JER 38:25

OET-LV: 25 And_because/when they _will _hear the_officials if/because _that I _have _spoken with_you and_they _will _come to_you and_they _will _say to_you tell please to/for_us what did _you _say to the_king do _not hide_it from_him/it and_not we_will _put _you _to _death and_what did _he _say to_you the_king. (JER_38:25)

OET-RV: 25 ◙ (JER 38:25)

NUM 15:34

OET-LV: 34 And_they _left DOM_him/it in_custody if/because not it _had _been _decided what will _it _be _done to_him/it. (NUM_15:34)

OET-RV: 34 They put him into custody, because it hadn’t been decided what to do with him, (NUM 15:34)

CH2 25:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ ʼAmaʦ^yāh _he/it _said to_the _man _of the_ʼElohīm and_what is_to_do to_the _one _hundred _of the_talent[s] which I _paid to_the _troop[s]_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_ the _man _of _he/it _said the_ʼElohīm there_is to/for_YHWH to_give to/for_yourself(m) much more_than _this. (CH2_25:9)

OET-RV: 9 “So what should I do about all the silver that I’ve already paid to the troops from Yisrael?” Amatsyah asked.
¶ “Yahweh can do much more for you than that,” God’s man replied. (CH2 25:9)

EZE 12:22

OET-LV: 22 Oh _son _of humankind what is_the_proverb the_this to/for_you(pl) on the _land _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_say they _are _long the_days and_it _perishes every _of vision. (EZE_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 “Humanity’s child, what’s that saying that you have in Yisrael? It goes, ‘The days seem to go on and on, yet no prophecy ever comes true.’ (EZE 12:22)

PSA 50:16

OET-LV: 16 And_to_wicked god he _says what is_to_you to_recount decrees _of_my and_you _have _taken covenant _of_my on mouth _of_your. (PSA_50:16)

OET-RV: 16 But God tells the wicked people,
⇔ “What do you have to do with reciting my instructions,
⇔ that you’ve taken telling others about my agreement, (PSA 50:16)

JOB 21:15

OET-LV: 15 What is_the_almighty (cmp) we_will _serve _him and_what will _we _gain (cmp) we _will _entreat in/on/over_him/it. (JOB_21:15)

OET-RV: 15 Who is ‘the provider’ and why should we serve him.
⇔ What would we gain if we made requests to him?” (JOB 21:15)

JOB 26:3

OET-LV: 3 How you _have _counselled (to)_not wisdom and_sound _wisdom to_increase _in _number you _have _made _known. (JOB_26:3)

OET-RV: 3 How well you have advised those without wisdom,
⇔ ≈ and displayed many good things. (JOB 26:3)

PSA 89:47

OET-LV: 47  until when Oh_YHWH will _you _hide _yourself to_perpetuity will _it _burn like a _fire anger _of_your. (PSA_89:47)

OET-RV: 47 Oh, think about how short my time is,
⇔ ≈ and for what emptiness you’ve created all of humanity’s children. (PSA 89:47)

EXO 32:12

OET-LV: 12 To/for_what Miʦrayim will _they _say to_say with_evil he_brought _them _out to_kill DOM_them in_mountains and_to_make_an _end _of _them from_under the _surface _of the_soil turn from_the _burning _of your _anger _of_your and_relent on the_harm to_people _of_your. (EXO_32:12)

OET-RV: 12 If you did that, the Egyptians would say, ‘Ha, he brought them out with evil plans to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from off the earth.’ Turn from your anger and repent from any idea of doing evil to your people. (EXO 32:12)

JOS 7:7

OET-LV: 7 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said alas my_master YHWH why have _you _brought _over at _all _(brought _over) DOM the_people the_this DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) to_give us in_the _hand _of the_ʼAmorī to_destroy_us and_if we _had _been _willing and_we _had _remained on_the _other _side _of the _Yardēn. (JOS_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then Yehoshua asked, “Yahweh, my master, why did you bring these people across the Yordan and then let us be defeated and killed by the Amorites? If only we’d been content and stayed on the other side of the river. (JOS 7:7)

ISA 36:4

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said to_them the_Rab- shaqeh say please to Ḩizqiy^yāh thus he _says the_king (the)_great the _king _of ʼAshshūr what is_the_trust the_this which you _trust. (ISA_36:4)

OET-RV: 4 The negotiator instructed them, “Tell Hezkiyah that Assyria’s powerful king wants to know who or what you think you’re trusting in to rescue you? (ISA 36:4)

KI2 9:19

OET-LV: 19 And_he _sent a _rider _of a _horse second and_he _came to_them and_he/it _said thus he _says the_king peace and_ Yēhūʼ _he/it _said what is_to_you and_to_peace go _around to after_me. (KI2_9:19)

OET-RV: 19 So the king sent out a second horse and chariot, and he approached and asked, “The king wants to know if you’re all coming in peace?”
¶ Again Yehu replied, “What’s that got to do with you? Turn around and follow us.” (KI2 9:19)

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