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Hebrew · H4069

מַדּוּעַ

What (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?

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מַדּוּעַH4069

What does מַדּוּעַ mean in the Bible?

מַדּוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "what (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?".

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Questions this entry answers

What does מַדּוּעַ mean in the Bible?

מַדּוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "what (is) known? e.

How does the BSB render H4069?

The BSB source-word alignment has 72 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Why (56), Why then (6), So why (2), Why [is] (2), How (1).

Where does מַדּוּעַ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 26:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (16), 2 Samuel (10), Job (6), Judges (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Why56×Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18
Why then6×Numbers 12:8, 1 Kings 1:13, Jeremiah 2:14, Jeremiah 30:6
So why2×1 Samuel 20:2, 1 Kings 2:43
Why [is]2×1 Kings 1:41, Nehemiah 2:2
How1×Jeremiah 26:9
Then why1×Job 21:4
What1×Judges 5:28
Why [are]1×1 Samuel 21:1
Why [then]1×Jeremiah 8:5
Why is1×Exodus 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 26:27מַדּ֖וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeGenesis 40:7מַדּ֛וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeExodus 1:18מַדּ֥וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeExodus 2:18מַדּ֛וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeExodus 3:3מַדּ֖וּעַtoWhy isInterrogativeExodus 5:14מַדּ֡וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeExodus 18:14מַדּ֗וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeLeviticus 10:17מַדּ֗וּעַtoWhyInterrogativeNumbers 12:8וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙toWhy thenConjunctive waw | InterrogativeNumbers 16:3וּמַדּ֥וּעַtoWhyConjunctive waw | Interrogative
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 26:27
Aligned rows72
Books represented19
Genesis2Exodus5Leviticus1Numbers2Joshua1Judges6Ruth11 Samuel32 Samuel101 Kings42 Kings42 Chronicles1Nehemiah4Esther1Job6Isaiah3Jeremiah16Ezekiel1Malachi1
Source forms
מַדּ֖וּעַ10xmad·dū·a‘Genesis 26:27, Exodus 3:3, 2 Samuel 11:10, 2 Samuel 16:10
מַדּ֗וּעַ8xmad·dū·a‘Exodus 18:14, Leviticus 10:17, Judges 5:28, Job 24:1
מַדּוּעַ֩7xmad·dū·a‘Joshua 17:14, Ruth 2:10, 2 Samuel 19:41, Jeremiah 26:9
מַדּ֛וּעַ6xmad·dū·a‘Genesis 40:7, Exodus 2:18, 2 Samuel 11:20, 2 Samuel 24:21
מַדּ֜וּעַ5xmad·dū·a‘1 Samuel 20:27, 2 Samuel 12:9, Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 13:21
מַדּ֥וּעַ4xmad·dū·a‘Exodus 1:18, 2 Samuel 3:7, 1 Kings 1:41, Isaiah 63:2
מַדּ֣וּעַ4xmad·dū·a‘Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 13:4, Job 21:7, Jeremiah 46:5
מַדּ֙וּעַ֙4xmad·dū·a‘2 Chronicles 24:6, Esther 3:3, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 14:19
Parsing patterns
Interrogative61xGenesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative10xNumbers 12:8, Numbers 16:3, Judges 9:28, Judges 11:7
Adverb1x1 Samuel 21:1
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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