Original: מָה

Transliteration: mâh

Phonetic: maw

Short Definition: How

Original: מה מ־ מ־ מה מה

Transliteration: mâh mah mâ ma meh

Phonetic: maw

BDB Definition:

1. what, how, of what kind (interrogative pronoun)
   1. (interrogative)
      1. what?
      2. of what kind
      3. what? (rhetorical)
      4. whatsoever, whatever, what
   2. (adverb)
      1. how, how now
      2. why
      3. how! (exclamation)
   3. (with preposition)
      1. wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
      2. because of what?
      3. the like of what?
         1. how much?, how many?, how often?
         2. for how long?
      4. for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
      5. until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
2. anything, aught, what may (indefinite pronoun)

Origin: a primitive particle

TWOT entry: 1149

Part(s) of speech: