Know the Word.

Hebrew word

maddûwaʻ

mad-doo'-ah

מַדּוּעַ

What it means

what known?

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

Where it comes from

or מַדֻּעַ; from mâh (מָה) and the passive participle of yâdaʻ (יָדַע)

How the King James translates it

  • why3
  • wherefore2
  • how1

Every place it appears 6

Genesis26:27
Isaiah5:4
Jeremiah2:14
maddûwaʻ — Hebrew word meaning “what known?”