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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Adverb
לָמָּה זֶה • (láma zé)
- (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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