Strong H4069מַדּוּעַ

why?

Transliteration: maddûa‛ maddûa‛
Pronunciation: {mad-doo'-ah} mad-doo'-ah
Morphology: Hebrew Interogative

Definition

From H4100 and the passive participle of H3045; what (is) known ?; that {is} (by {implication}) (adverbially) why? : - {how} {wherefore} why.

Detailed definition

why?, on what account?, wherefore?

In the Bible

Strong H4069 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

why2
wherefore2
how1
unto1

First verses

Genesis 26:27
And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Exodus 1:18
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
Exodus 2:18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
Exodus 3:3
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Isaiah 5:4
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Jeremiah 2:14
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

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