Meaning of מה | Babel Free

הגדרות

1. what
2. that which, the thing that
3. that (followed by שֶׁ־)
   demonstrative
4. what, which
   archaic, determiner

שוות ערך

דוגמאות

“מה זאת אומרת?”

What does it mean? [literally What is this saying?]

“מה אתה שואל?”

What are you asking?

“מה נשמע?”

How are you? [literally What is being heard?]

“וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה עָשִׂיתָ קוֹל דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ צֹעֲקִים אֵלַי מִן־הָאֲדָמָה׃”

And he [Hashem] said, "What have you done?! The blood of your cries out to me from the ground!"

“וְהָיָה כִּי־יֹאמְרוּ אֲלֵיכֶם בְּנֵיכֶם מָה הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת לָכֶם׃”

When your children will ask you, "What is the purpose of this rite?"

“וַיִּצֶר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָאֲדָמָה כׇּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵת כׇּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיָּבֵא אֶל־הָאָדָם לִרְאוֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־לוֹ”

Hashem created from the ground every animal of the field and all the birds of the sky, and he brought [them] to the human to see what he would call them.

“וַתֵּתַצַּב אֲחֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק לְדֵעָה מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה לוֹ׃”

His sister positioned herself from afar to find out what will happen to him.

“מנסה להיזכר מה אמרתי שגרם לתגובות כאלה.”

I am trying to remember what I said that caused such reactions.

“הוּא יַגִּיד לָךְ מַה־יִּהְיֶה לַנָּעַר׃”

...he will tell you what will happen to the boy.

“אני לא יכול להגיד את מה שאני באמת מרגיש.”

I can't tell what I really feel.

“מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה וּמַה־שֶּׁנַּעֲשָׂה הוּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂה וְאֵין כׇּל־חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃”

What has happened is what will happen and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun!

רמת CEFR