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},
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"english": "And God said to the woman, \"What is this you have done?\" and the woman said, \"The snake deceived me and I ate.\"",
"ref": "Genesis 3:13, Targum Onqelos",
"text": "וַאֲמַר ה' אֱלֹהִים לְאִתְּתָא מַה דָּא עַבְדָת וַאֲמָרַת אִתְּתָא חִוְיָא אַטְעַיָנִי וַאֲכָלִית:",
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"Alternative form of מא."
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"roman": "az ma",
"word": "אָז מָה"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "éin beád má",
"word": "אֵין בְּעַד מָה"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "for what, why",
"roman": "lama",
"word": "למה"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "mishúm ma",
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"text": "מה זאת אומרת?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "What [are] you asking?",
"roman": "ma atá sho'el?",
"text": "מה אתה שואל?",
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},
{
"english": "How are you? [literally What [is] being heard?]",
"roman": "ma nishmá?",
"text": "מה נשמע?",
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]
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"Aramaic pronouns",
"Aramaic terms with quotations"
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"english": "And God said to the woman, \"What is this you have done?\" and the woman said, \"The snake deceived me and I ate.\"",
"ref": "Genesis 3:13, Targum Onqelos",
"text": "וַאֲמַר ה' אֱלֹהִים לְאִתְּתָא מַה דָּא עַבְדָת וַאֲמָרַת אִתְּתָא חִוְיָא אַטְעַיָנִי וַאֲכָלִית:",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Alternative form of מא."
],
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"roman": "az ma",
"word": "אָז מָה"
},
{
"roman": "éin beád má",
"word": "אֵין בְּעַד מָה"
},
{
"english": "for what, why",
"roman": "lama",
"word": "למה"
},
{
"roman": "mishúm ma",
"word": "מִשּׁוּם מָה"
}
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"roman": "ma zot oméret?",
"text": "מה זאת אומרת?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "What [are] you asking?",
"roman": "ma atá sho'el?",
"text": "מה אתה שואל?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "How are you? [literally What [is] being heard?]",
"roman": "ma nishmá?",
"text": "מה נשמע?",
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