Exodus 12:26:5Exod.12.26.W5PAT
מָ֛ה
ma
“what”
- Transliteration
- MA
- Extended
- MAA
- IPA
- /ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
- French
- quoi
- Spanish
- qué
- Portuguese
- que
- German
- was
- Russian
- что
- Arabic-Simplified
- ما
- Hindi
- क्या
- Chinese-Simplified
- 什么
- Korean
- 무엇
- Indonesian
- apa
- Bengali
- কি
- Tagalog
- ano
- Swahili
- nini
- Amharic
- ምን
- Yoruba
- kí ni
- Igbo
- gịnị
- Twi
- dɛn
- Ewe
- nuka
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
MA
- clause
MA ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT la-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-yo-me-RU a-lei-KHEM be-nei-KHEM MA ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT la-KHEM
In context — Exodus 12:26
and it shall be when they say to you your sons what the service this for you
About this coordinate
Exodus 12:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 12:26, so the Hebrew word מָ֛ה (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 Exod.12.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.12.26.W5.S1) and character.