למה זה

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Adverb

לָמָּה זֶה (láma zé)

  1. (archaic) why
    • Tanach, Exodus 2:20, with translation of the King James Version:
      לָמָּה זֶּה עֲזַבְתֶּן אֶת־הָאִישׁ
      láma zé 'azavtén 'et-ha'ísh
      lā́mmā zze ʿăzaḇten ʾeṯ-hāʾīš
      why is it that ye have left the man?
    • Tanach, Joshua 7:10, with translation of the King James Version:
      קֻם לָךְ לָמָּה זֶּה אַתָּה נֹפֵל עַל־פָּנֶיךָ
      kúm lách láma zé 'atá nofél 'al-panécha
      kū lāḵ lā́mmā zze ʾattā nōp̄ēl ʿal-pānéḵā
      Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

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