Why?, for what purpose?
H4069
Hebrew
UBS
מַדּוּעַ
maddûwaʻmad-doo'-ah
Adverb
Definition
= a reference to the cause, reason or purpose of an event; normally used in questions with the purpose of identifying that cause, reason, or purpose; sometimes used in rhetorical questions expressing one's conviction that these things cannot be identified
Semantic Domains
Perceptive Referents
Etymology
or מַדֻּעַ; from H4100 (מָה) and the passive participle of H3045 (יָדַע);
KJV Translations
how, wherefore, why
Occurrences6
Frequency Rank#2919