Genesis 20:10:4Gen.20.10.W4TAB

מָ֣ה

“what”

Transliteration: MA
Extended: MAA
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
MA
phraseyour reading level
MA ra-I-ta
clause
MA ra-I-ta KI a-SI-ta et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh el-av-ra-HAM MA ra-I-ta KI a-SI-ta et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE

Exegesis

The interrogative mah {מָה | māh} ‘what’ is fronted, immediately followed by the perfect verb raita {רָאִיתָ | rā-ʾî-tā} ‘you saw’, highlighting perception as motive.

In context — Genesis 20:10

And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see , that you did this thing ?”

About this coordinate

Genesis 20:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 20:10, so the Hebrew word מָ֣ה (ma) 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 Gen.20.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.10.W4.S1) and character.

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