Strong's H4100 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מָה (mâh)

Pronunciation: maw

POS: maw Morph: i

Exegesis: or ; or ; or ; also ; a primitive particle;

Definition: or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; 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.

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

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. interr pron
• 2. 1) what, how, of what kind
• 3. 1a) (interrogative)
• 4. 1a1) what?
• 5. 1a2) of what kind
• 6. 1a3) what? (rhetorical)
• 7. 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
• 8. 1b) (adverb)
• 9. 1b1) how, how now
• 10. 1b2) why
• 11. 1b3) how! (exclamation)
• 12. 1c) (with prep)
• 13. 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
• 14. 1c2) because of what?
• 15. 1c3) the like of what?
• 16. 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
• 17. 1c3b) for how long?
• 18. 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
• 19. 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
• 20. indef pron
• 21. 2) anything, aught, what may

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G155
• GREEK G2425
• GREEK G2425
• GREEK G3029
• GREEK G4169
• GREEK G5101
• GREEK G5101
• GREEK G5101
• GREEK G5101
• GREEK G2982

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