H4069 — מַדּוּעַ (maddûwaʻ)

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Strong's H4069 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מַדּוּעַ (maddûwaʻ)

Pronunciation: mad-doo'-ah

Morphology: adv

Derivation: or מַדֻּעַ (madduaʻ); from מָה (mâh) [H4100] and the passive participle of יָדַע (yâdaʻ) [H3045];

Definition: what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?

KJV Renderings: how, wherefore, why.

Senses

  1. why?, on what account?, wherefore?

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G5101 τίς tís probably emphatic of G5100 an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why
H3045 יָדַע yâdaʻ a primitive root to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot
H4100 מָה mâh or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.