mah <4100> - Hebrew Lexicon
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Word:hm mah or hm mah or m ma or m ma also hm meh
Pronunciation:maw mah maw mah meh
Origin:a primitive particle, Greek 2982 lama
Source:TWOT - 1149
Kind:interr pron, indef pron
In AV:what, how, why, whereby, wherein, how long, how oft, to what end
Count:27
Definition:
 interr pron
 1) what, how, of what kind
    1a) (interrogative)
        1a1) what?
        1a2) of what kind
        1a3) what? (rhetorical)
        1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
    1b) (adverb)
        1b1) how, how now
        1b2) why
        1b3) how! (exclamation)
    1c) (with prep)
        1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
        1c2) because of what?
        1c3) the like of what?
             1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
             1c3b) for how long?
        1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
        1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?

 indef pron
 2) anything, aught, what may
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