8.6 Interrogative Pronouns

  • מִי = who
  • מָה = what
    • Can also be written as Maqqef - note the vowel shortens מַה־
  • לָמָה = why
    • אֵלִ֣י אֵ֖לִי לָמָ֣ה עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי
    • My God, my God, WHY have you forsaken me? (Psalms 22:1)

Usually, interrogative pronouns will appear at the beginning of a clause