Madua (מדוע) means how come in Hebrew.
It can also mean wherefore. It is a question word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
how come, wherefore
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Madua.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאיזו סיבה? בגלל מה?
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה – אָסֻרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה הַגָּדֹל הַזֶּה; מַדּוּעַ לֹא־יִבְעַר הַסְּנֶה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Madua is a question word.
- Written with vowel points
- מַדּוּעַ
- Written without vowel points
- מדוע
- Said
- madua
- Root
- י־ד־ע
- Pattern
- מַקְטוּל
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Madua is said in other languages.
- English
- how come, wherefore
- Arabic
- لِماذا
- Russian
- почему
- French
- pourquoi
- Spanish
- por que
- German
- wieso, warum
- Yiddish
- פֿאַרװאָס, פֿאַר װאָס
These words mean nearly the same as Madua.
- למה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Madua.
The word Madua comes from the root י־ד־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Madua in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Madua.
What does Madua (מדוע) mean in Hebrew?
Madua (מדוע) means how come and wherefore. It is said madua, with the stress on du.
What is a synonym for Madua (מדוע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Madua (מדוע) are למה.
What rhymes with Madua (מדוע)?
Words that rhyme with Madua (מדוע) include אירוע, ביצוע, ריבוע, שבוע, זרוע, and צעצוע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מדוע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.