Log in Download

Hebrew word study

מַדּוּעַmaddûwaʻ — what (is) known?

Pronounced “mad-doo'-ah”

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

Translated in the King James as: how, wherefore, why.

Appears 72 times in Scripture

Origin: or מַדֻּעַ; from H4100 (מָה) and the passive participle of H3045 (יָדַע);

Read it in context & ask Abram about this word

Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 26:27 Genesis 40:7

Exodus — 5×

Exodus 1:18 Exodus 2:18 Exodus 3:3 Exodus 5:14 Exodus 18:14

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 10:17

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 12:8 Numbers 16:3

Joshua — 1×

Judges — 6×

Judges 5:28 Judges 9:28 Judges 11:7 Judges 11:26 Judges 12:1+ 1 more in Judges

Ruth — 1×

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 20:2 1 Sam 20:27 1 Sam 21:1

2 Samuel — 10×

2 Sam 3:7 2 Sam 11:10 2 Sam 11:20 2 Sam 12:9 2 Sam 13:4 2 Sam 16:10 2 Sam 18:11 2 Sam 19:41 2 Sam 19:43 2 Sam 24:21

1 Kings — 4×

1 Ki 1:6 1 Ki 1:13 1 Ki 1:41 1 Ki 2:43

2 Kings — 4×

2 Ki 4:23 2 Ki 8:12 2 Ki 9:11 2 Ki 12:7

2 Chronicles — 1×

Nehemiah — 4×

Nehemiah 2:2 Nehemiah 2:3 Nehemiah 13:11 Nehemiah 13:21

Esther — 1×

Job — 6×

Job 3:12 Job 18:3 Job 21:4 Job 21:7 Job 24:1 Job 33:13

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 5:4 Isaiah 50:2 Isaiah 63:2

Jeremiah — 16×

Jeremiah 2:14 Jeremiah 2:31 Jeremiah 8:5 Jeremiah 8:19 Jeremiah 8:22 Jeremiah 12:1 Jeremiah 13:22 Jeremiah 14:19 Jeremiah 22:28 Jeremiah 26:9 Jeremiah 30:6 Jeremiah 32:3 Jeremiah 36:29 Jeremiah 46:5 Jeremiah 46:15 Jeremiah 49:1

Ezekiel — 1×

Malachi — 1×

Browse more Greek & Hebrew word studies →

Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.