= a reference to the cause, reason or purpose of an event; normally used in questions with the purpose of identifying that cause, reason, or purpose; sometimes used in rhetorical questions expressing one's conviction that these things cannot be identified
why?, for what purpose?
מָה (inter.pron)
Object Referents
= a reference to an unknown object or event; normally used with the purpose of identifying that object; sometimes used in rhetorical questions expressing one's conviction that that object or event cannot be identified