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מָה H4101
H4101 is the Hebrew word מָה, transliterated mâh and said maw. The King James Version most often renders it what.
What it means
{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H4100 (מָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.
Verses using מָה
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 4:22 · KJV
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Ezra 6:9 · KJV
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
Ezra 7:18 · KJV
And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
Ezra 7:23 · KJV
Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Daniel 2:15 · KJV
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Daniel 2:22 · KJV
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Daniel 2:28 · KJV
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
Daniel 2:29 · KJV
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
Daniel 2:45 · KJV
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Daniel 4:3 · KJV
How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:35 · KJV
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Common questions
What does Strong's H4101 mean?
H4101 is the Hebrew word מָה (mâh), meaning {properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}.
How is H4101 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it what (6 times), why (3 times), how (2 times), which (1 time), whatsoever (1 time).
How many times does H4101 appear in the Bible?
מָה (mâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4101 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4100 (מָה).
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