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H4100

מָה

mâh [maw] Interjection
Core meaningproperly

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H4100

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 usage: how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Etymology: or מַה ; or מָ ; or מַ ; also מֶה ; a primitive particle;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why. how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

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