Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H4100: מָה (mâh) Definition

Strong's number
H4100
Lemma
מָה
Transliteration
mâh
Pronunciation
maw
Strong's 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 how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why. or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle;

652 instances of the word מָה mâh (H4100)


  • 1 Samuel 10:15 - said uncle And Saul's Tell said me I pray thee what Samuel

  • 1 Samuel 10:27 - But the children of Belial said How shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents But he held his peace

  • 1 Samuel 11:5 - And behold Saul came after the herd out of the field said And behold Saul What aileth the people that they weep And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh

  • 1 Samuel 13:11 - said And Samuel What hast thou done said And Saul Because I saw were scattered that the people from me and that thou camest appointed not within the days and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash

  • 1 Samuel 14:38 - said And Saul Draw ye near hither all the chief of the people and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day

  • 1 Samuel 14:43 - him and said Then Saul And Jonathan Tell me what thou hast done Tell And Jonathan him and said I did but I did but with the end of the rod that was in mine hand a little honey I must die

  • 1 Samuel 15:14 - said And Samuel What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears What meaneth then this bleating of the oxen which I hear

  • 1 Samuel 15:19 - Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD but didst fly upon the spoil and didst evil in the sight of the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 17:8 - And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel and said unto them Why are ye come out in array to set your battle am not I a Philistine and ye servants to Saul choose you a man for you and let him come down

  • 1 Samuel 17:26 - by him saying And David to the men that stood by him saying What shall be done to the man that killeth Philistine this and taketh away the reproach from Israel Philistine for who is this uncircumcised that he should defy the armies God of the living

  • 1 Samuel 17:28 - heard And Eliab brother his eldest when he spake was kindled anger And Eliab against David and he said Why camest thou down hither and with whom hast thou left few sheep those in the wilderness I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart that thou mightest see the battle Why camest thou down

  • 1 Samuel 17:29 - said And David What have I now done Is there not a cause

  • 1 Samuel 19:3 - And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art and I will commune my father I see of thee and what that I will tell

  • 1 Samuel 19:5 - For he did put his life in his hand and slew the Philistine wrought and the LORD salvation a great for all Israel thou sawest it and didst rejoice wherefore then wilt thou sin blood against innocent to slay David without a cause

  • 1 Samuel 19:17 - He said And Saul And Michal Why hast thou deceived me so and sent away mine enemy that he is escaped He said And Michal And Saul He said and sent away why should I kill

  • 1 Samuel 20:1 - fled And David from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan What have I done what is mine iniquity and what is my sin before thy father that he seeketh my life

  • 1 Samuel 20:4 - Then said Jonathan unto David Then said Whatsoever thy soul I will even do

  • 1 Samuel 20:8 - Therefore thou shalt deal kindly thy servant into a covenant of the LORD for thou hast brought thy servant with thee notwithstanding if there be in me iniquity slay me to thy father for thou hast brought

  • 1 Samuel 20:10 - Then said David to Jonathan Who shall tell answer me or what if thy father thee roughly

  • 1 Samuel 20:32 - answered And Jonathan Saul his father and said unto him Wherefore shall he be slain what hath he done