Strong's H4101 · Hebrew
מָה
mâh · /maw/
Definition
{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}
KJV: how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.
Root / derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4100 (מָה)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מָה across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Ezra4 verses
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Ezra 6:9And 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 7:18And 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 7:23Whatsoever 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? Whatsoever: Chaldee, Whatsoever is of the decree
Daniel7 verses
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 2:22He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Daniel 2:28But 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; maketh: Cald. hath made known
Daniel 2:29As 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. came: Cald. came up
Daniel 2:45Forasmuch 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. without: or, which was not in hands hereafter: Cald. after this
Daniel 4:3How 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 4:35And 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?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4101 (mâh) mean?
{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}
How many times does H4101 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4101 (מָה) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “what.”
How is mâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4101 is rendered as “what” (6×), “why” (3×), “How” (2×), “whatsoever” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מָה come from?
(Aramaic) corresponding to H4100 (מָה)