What does מַדּוּעַ mean in the Bible?
מַדּוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "what (is) known? e.
Hebrew · H4069
מַדּוּעַ
What (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
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מַדּוּעַ H4069
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
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 Why 56× Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18
Why then 6× Numbers 12:8, 1 Kings 1:13, Jeremiah 2:14, Jeremiah 30:6
So why 2× 1 Samuel 20:2, 1 Kings 2:43
Why [is] 2× 1 Kings 1:41, Nehemiah 2:2
How 1× Jeremiah 26:9
Then why 1× Job 21:4
What 1× Judges 5:28
Why [are] 1× 1 Samuel 21:1
Why [then] 1× Jeremiah 8:5
Why is 1× Exodus 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 26:27 מַדּ֖וּעַ to Why Interrogative Genesis 40:7 מַדּ֛וּעַ to Why Interrogative Exodus 1:18 מַדּ֥וּעַ to Why Interrogative Exodus 2:18 מַדּ֛וּעַ to Why Interrogative Exodus 3:3 מַדּ֖וּעַ to Why is Interrogative Exodus 5:14 מַדּ֡וּעַ to Why Interrogative Exodus 18:14 מַדּ֗וּעַ to Why Interrogative Leviticus 10:17 מַדּ֗וּעַ to Why Interrogative Numbers 12:8 וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ to Why then Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Numbers 16:3 וּמַדּ֥וּעַ to Why Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 26:27
Aligned rows 72
Books represented 19
Genesis 2 Exodus 5 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 Joshua 1 Judges 6 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 10 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 4 Esther 1 Job 6 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 16 Ezekiel 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
מַדּ֖וּעַ 10x mad·dū·a‘ Genesis 26:27, Exodus 3:3, 2 Samuel 11:10, 2 Samuel 16:10
מַדּ֗וּעַ 8x mad·dū·a‘ Exodus 18:14, Leviticus 10:17, Judges 5:28, Job 24:1
מַדּוּעַ֩ 7x mad·dū·a‘ Joshua 17:14, Ruth 2:10, 2 Samuel 19:41, Jeremiah 26:9
מַדּ֛וּעַ 6x mad·dū·a‘ Genesis 40:7, Exodus 2:18, 2 Samuel 11:20, 2 Samuel 24:21
מַדּ֜וּעַ 5x mad·dū·a‘ 1 Samuel 20:27, 2 Samuel 12:9, Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 13:21
מַדּ֥וּעַ 4x mad·dū·a‘ Exodus 1:18, 2 Samuel 3:7, 1 Kings 1:41, Isaiah 63:2
מַדּ֣וּעַ 4x mad·dū·a‘ Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 13:4, Job 21:7, Jeremiah 46:5
מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ 4x mad·dū·a‘ 2 Chronicles 24:6, Esther 3:3, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 14:19
Parsing patterns
Interrogative 61x Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative 10x Numbers 12:8, Numbers 16:3, Judges 9:28, Judges 11:7
Adverb 1x 1 Samuel 21:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. what (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
Source Gloss
what (is) known? ; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why? BDB: wherefore? Usage: how, wherefore, why.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַדּוּעַ is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain