מָהַר (mâhar) — Be Carried Headlong
Hebrew word study: מָהַר (mâhar), Strong's H4116. properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbiall
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
KJV translation words: be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swift.
Strong's H4116 is tagged on 68 words in 64 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 18:6 and last appears in Malachi 3:5.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 64)
- Genesis 18:6 — וַיְמַהֵר — and he hurried
- Genesis 18:7 — וַיְמַהֵר — and he hurried
- Genesis 19:22 — מַהֵר — hurry
- Genesis 24:18 — וַתְּמַהֵר — and she hurried
- Genesis 24:20 — וַתְּמַהֵר — and she hurried
- Genesis 24:46 — וַתְּמַהֵר — and she hurried
- Genesis 27:20 — מִהַרְתָּ — have you hastened
- Genesis 41:32 — וּמְמַהֵר — and is hurrying
- Genesis 43:30 — וַיְמַהֵר — and he hurried
- Genesis 44:11 — וַיְמַהֲרוּ — and they hurried
- Genesis 45:9 — מַהֲרוּ — hurry
- Genesis 45:13 — וּמִהַרְתֶּם — and you will hurry
- Exodus 2:18 — מִהַרְתֶּן — did you hurry
- Exodus 10:16 — וַיְמַהֵר — and he hurried
- Exodus 12:33 — לְמַהֵר — to hurry
- Exodus 34:8 — וַיְמַהֵר — and he hurried
- Joshua 4:10 — וַיְמַהֲרוּ — and they hurried
- Joshua 8:14 — וַיְמַהֲרוּ — and they hurried
- Joshua 8:19 — וַיְמַהֲרוּ — and they hurried
- Judges 9:48 — מַהֲרוּ — hurry
- Judges 13:10 — וַתְּמַהֵר — and she made haste
- 1 Samuel 4:14 — מִהַר — he hurried
- 1 Samuel 9:12 — מַהֵר — hurry
- 1 Samuel 17:48 — וַיְמַהֵר — and he hurried
- 1 Samuel 23:27 — מַהֲרָה — make haste
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4106 מָהִיר (mâhîyr), H4117 מָהַר (mâhar), H4118 מַהֵר (mahêr), H4121 מַהֲרַי (Mahăray).
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What does mâhar (H4116) mean?
Properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly.
How is H4116 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4116 as: be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swift..
How often does מָהַר (mâhar) appear?
Strong's H4116 is tagged on 68 words in 64 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 18:6 and last appears in Malachi 3:5.
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