Questions מילות שאלה
8 Hebrew words on questions — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. The question words. Hebrew questions keep normal word order — just start with the question word.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | what | מה | Also in the everyday greeting מה שלומך? — how are you? 🔗 RootWith ל it forms למה (why), literally for-what. |
 | who | מי | Invariable — one form for singular and plural: מי הם? = who are they? |
 | when | מתי | The question word only. The conjunction 'when' is כש־: כשבאתי = when I came. |
 | where | איפה | Location only. 'Where to' is לאן and 'from where' is מאיפה. |
 | why | למה | 🔗 Rootל + מה — literally for-what. 🌎 Regionמדוע is the formal synonym. |
 | how | איך | Common in greetings: איך הולך? = how is it going? 🌎 Regionכיצד is the formal synonym. |
 | how much | כמה | Covers both 'how much' and 'how many'. In a statement it also means 'a few': כמה אנשים = some people. |
 | which | איזה | ⚠️ GenderFeminine איזו, plural אילו — though casual speech uses איזה for all of them. |