1. מָה
and when I learn וְרְאיתי מָה 143d): ,8248 and whatever will [יהי 7173 ,19
The corpus record — Hebrew
מַה
mah
and when I learn וְרְאיתי מָה 143d): ,8248 and whatever will [יהי 7173 ,19
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 750 · 24.45/10k
Senses
2. מה
מה 3b, = Heb
3. מה
before y ,ר,א before מֶה) interr
4. מָה
what?, how?, aught
5. מָה
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
Attestations
- מַה Genesis 2:19 (BHS)
- מַה Genesis 3:13 (BHS)
- לָ֚/מָּה Genesis 4:6 (BHS)
- וְ/לָ֖/מָּה Genesis 4:6 (BHS)
- מֶ֣ה Genesis 4:10 (BHS)
- מַה Genesis 12:18 (BHS)
6 of 750 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 109-110; entry #2207 Review: Under source audit
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