Exodus 16:8:19Exod.16.8.W19TAB
מָ֔ה
mah
“what”
- Transliteration
- MAH
- Extended
- MAAH
- IPA
- /ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-NAKH-noo MAH
- clause
ve-NAKH-noo MAH lo-a-LEI-noo te-loo-no-te-KHEM KI al-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer MO-sheh be-TET Ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM ba-E-rev ba-SAR le-eh-KHOL ve-LE-khem ba-BO-ker lis-BO-a bish-MO-a Ye-ho-VAH et-te-loo-no-te-KHEM a-sher-a-TEM mal-li-NIM a-LAV ve-NAKH-noo MAH lo-a-LEI-noo te-loo-no-te-KHEM KI al-ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
“worm, maggot”
In context — Exodus 16:8
Moses said, “When the LORD gives you meat in the evening to eat and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the LORD hears your complaints that you raise against Him, what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:8:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Exodus 16:8, so the Hebrew word מָ֔ה (mah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.16.8.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.8.W19.S1) and character.