מַדּוּעַ

Derivation

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

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

how, wherefore, why.

Translated as

why (3), wherefore (2), how (1)

Where it appears

Found in 6 verses

Genesis

26:27

Exodus

1:18, 2:18, 3:3

Isaiah

5:4

Jeremiah

2:14