Strong's Lexicon mahar: To hasten, to hurry, to be quick, to act swiftly Original Word: מָהַר Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4692 σπεύδω (speudō) – to hasten, to hurry - G5036 τάχος (tachos) – speed, quickness Usage: The Hebrew verb "mahar" primarily conveys the idea of acting with speed or urgency. It is used to describe both physical actions, such as running or moving quickly, and metaphorical actions, such as making decisions or responding promptly. The term can imply a sense of eagerness or readiness to act, often in response to a command or a pressing situation. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of haste was often associated with obedience and diligence. Quick action was sometimes necessary for survival, such as in times of war or when responding to divine commands. The urgency implied by "mahar" reflects a cultural value placed on promptness and the ability to respond swiftly to changing circumstances or divine instructions. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to hasten NASB Translation act quickly (1), anxious (1), bring quickly (2), bring...quickly (1), do quickly (1), haste (2), hasten (3), hastened (1), hastens (1), hastily (1), hasty (1), hurried (10), hurriedly (2), hurry (8), immediately (1), impetuous (1), impulsive (1), made haste (1), make haste (1), make speed (1), prepare (1), quickly (16), quickly thwarted (1), rapidly (1), soon (2), swift (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [מָהַר] verb hasten (Late Hebrew Pi`el,and derivatives; Arabic  be practised, skilled (with Assyrian mâru, send, order, govern, compare II. מהר); Ethiopic  train teach; Syriac  Pa`el id.; compare also Egyptian m¹har, trained warrior Bondi57); — Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נִמְהָ֑רָה Job 5:13; Participle נִמְהָר Habakkuk 1:6; plural נִמְהָרִים Isaiah 32:4; construct נִמְהֲרֵי Isaiah 35:4; — be hurried = anxious, disturbed נְמְהֲרֵילֵֿב Isaiah 35:4; hasty, precipitate, subject עֵצָה Job 5:13; so participle as substantive Isaiah 32:4; impetuous, of Chaldeans, Habakkuk 1:6 ("" מַר). Pi`el Perfect מִהַר 1 Samuel 4:14; Isaiah 51:14; 3feminine singular מִהֲרָה Jeremiah 48:16 etc.; Imperfect יְמַהֵר Isaiah 5:19 2t.; וַיְמַהֵר Genesis 18:6 8t. (1 Sam 28:30 see below); 3 feminine plural תְּמַהֵרְנָה Jeremiah 9:17 etc.; Imperative masculine singular מַהֵר Genesis 19:22 +; מַהֲרָה 1 Samuel 23:27; 1 Kings 22:9, etc.; Infinitive construct מַהֵר Proverbs 7:23 +; Participle מְמַהֵר Genesis 41:32; Malachi 3:5 (on מַהֵר Zephaniah 1:14 [1 Samuel 23:22] compare Köi. 268 SchwZAW x. 1890, 176 see I. מַהֵר ), feminine plural מְמַהֲרוֺת Proverbs 6:18; — 1 hasten, make haste, = go or come quickly Genesis 18:6; 1 Samuel 9:12 ( but strike out ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu HPS), Nahum 2:6; Isaiah 49:17; 1 Chronicles 12:9; = go eagerly, (followed by Infinitive of purpose) Proverbs 1:16; Isaiah 59:7; Participle = swift, prompt Malachi 3:5; of bird Proverbs 7:23; figurative of calamity Isaiah 5:19 ("" חוּשׁ) Jeremiah 48:16, מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז Isaiah 8:1,3, below 2 hasten + verb, (׳מ having really adverbial force): followed by Infinitive Genesis 18:7 (מִהַר לַעֲשׂת); compare Genesis 27:20; Genesis 41:32 (subject God), Exodus 2:18; Exodus 10:16; Exodus 12:33; 2 Samuel 15:14; Isaiah 32:4; Isaiah 51:14; Proverbs 6:18; Ecclesiastes 5:1; more often followed by verb with ו Genesis 24:18,20,46; Genesis 44:11 (all J), Genesis 45:9,13 (E), probably Genesis 43:30 (J), also Exodus 34:8 (J), Joshua 4:10; Joshua 8:14,19 (all J E), Judges 13:10; 1 Samuel 4:14; 1 Samuel 17:48; 1 Samuel 23:27; 1 Samuel 25:18,23,34 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 28:24; 2 Samuel 15:14; 2 Samuel 19:17; 1 Kings 20:33,41; 2 Kings 9:13; Jeremiah 9:17; so even when active is not wholly voluntary 1 Samuel 28:20 (but read probably וַיִּבָּהֵל ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu); also, ו omitted, Psalm 106:13; especially with Imperative Genesis 19:22 (J), Judges 9:48; Esther 6:10; so also מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי Psalm 69:18; Psalm 102:3; Psalm 143:7; compare Psalm 79:8 (see Olon the passage). 3 transitive hasten, = prepare quickly Genesis 18:6; = bring quickly 1 Kings 22:9 2Chronicles 18:8; Esther 5:5; = do quickly 2Chronicles 24:5 (twice in verse). I. מַהֵר adjective hastening, speedy, swift (strictly Pi`el Participle for מְמַהֵר see below מהר); — of ׳יוֺם י, מְאד ׳קָרוֺב וּמ Zephaniah 1:14; read also feminine הַמְּהֵרָה (רַגְלוֺ) 1 Samuel 23:22 his swift foot (for ᵑ0 רָאָהוּ ׳מִ ׳ר) Th We Dr Bu; deeper corruption assumed by HPS. II. מַהֵר adverb quickly, speedily (strictly Pi`el infinitive absolute) always immediately after verb; Exodus 32:8 (J), Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 7:4,22; Deuteronomy 9:3,12 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 9:16; Deuteronomy 28:20; Joshua 2:5 (J), Judges 2:17,23; Proverbs 25:8 (on Psalm 69:18; Psalm 79:8; Psalm 102:3; Psalm 143:7, where ׳מ precedes, see above below מָהַר). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be carried headlong, fearful, cause to make, in, make hasten be hasty, fetchA primitive root; 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 -- be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) X quickly, rash, X shortly, (be so) X soon, make speed, X speedily, X straightway, X suddenly, swift. Forms and Transliterations וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ וִֽימַהֲר֔וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיְמַהֲר֥וּ וַיְמַהֵ֕ר וַיְמַהֵ֖ר וַיְמַהֵ֗ר וַיְמַהֵ֣ר וַיְמַהֵ֧ר וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר וַתְּמַהֵ֖ר וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר וַתְּמַהֵ֣ר וַתְּמַהֵר֙ וּמְמַהֵ֥ר וּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛ם וּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָה והנמהר וימהר וימהרו ומהרתם וממהר ותמהר ותמהרנה יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ יְמַהֵ֛ר יְמַהֵ֤ר יְמַהֵ֧ר ׀ ימהר ימהרו כְּמַהֵ֣ר כמהר לְמַהֵ֖ר לְמַהֵֽר׃ לְנִמְהֲרֵי־ למהר למהר׃ לנמהרי־ מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת מְמַהֵ֗ר מִֽ֭הֲרוּ מִֽהֲר֖וּ מִהֲרָ֖ה מִהַ֔ר מִהַ֗רְתְּ מִהַ֥ר מִהַ֥רְתָּ מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן מַ֠הֵר מַהֲר֖וּ מַהֲר֣וּ מַהֲרִ֞י מַהֲרָ֖ה מַהֲרָ֣ה מַהֲרוּ֙ מַהֲרוּ֮ מַהֵ֖ר מַהֵ֣ר ׀ מַהֵר֙ מָ֫הָ֥רוּ מהר מהרה מהרו מהרי מהרת מהרתן ממהר ממהרות נִמְהָֽרָה׃ נִמְהָרִ֖ים נמהרה׃ נמהרים תְּמַהֲר֣וּ תְּמַהֵ֖ר תמהר תמהרו kə·ma·hêr kemaHer kəmahêr lə·ma·hêr lə·nim·hă·rê- lemaHer ləmahêr lənimhărê- lenimharei ma·hă·rāh ma·hă·rî ma·hă·rū mā·hā·rū ma·hêr mahaRah mahărāh mahaRi mahărî mahaRu mahărū māhārū maHer mahêr mə·ma·hă·rō·wṯ mə·ma·hêr memahaRot məmahărōwṯ memaHer məmahêr mi·hă·rāh mi·hă·rū mi·har mi·har·tā mi·har·ten mi·hart mihar mihaRah mihărāh mihart miHarta mihartā miharten mihaRu mihărū nim·hā·rāh nim·hā·rîm nimHarah nimhārāh nimhaRim nimhārîm tə·ma·hă·rū tə·ma·hêr temahaRu təmahărū temaHer təmahêr ū·mə·ma·hêr ū·mi·har·tem ū·ṯə·ma·hê·rə·nāh umemaHer ūməmahêr umiharTem ūmihartem utemaHerenah ūṯəmahêrənāh vattemaHer vaymahaRu vaymaHer vehannimHar vimahaRu wat·tə·ma·hêr wattəmahêr way·ma·hă·rū way·ma·hêr waymahărū waymahêr wə·han·nim·hār wəhannimhār wî·ma·hă·rū wîmahărū yə·ma·hă·rū yə·ma·hêr yemahaRu yəmahărū yemaHer yəmahêrLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 18:6 HEB: וַיְמַהֵ֧ר אַבְרָהָ֛ם הָאֹ֖הֱלָה NAS: So Abraham hurried into the tent KJV: And Abraham hastened into the tent INT: hurried Abraham the tent Genesis 18:6 Genesis 18:7 Genesis 19:22 Genesis 24:18 Genesis 24:20 Genesis 24:46 Genesis 27:20 Genesis 41:32 Genesis 43:30 Genesis 44:11 Genesis 45:9 Genesis 45:13 Exodus 2:18 Exodus 10:16 Exodus 12:33 Exodus 34:8 Joshua 4:10 Joshua 8:14 Joshua 8:19 Judges 9:48 Judges 13:10 1 Samuel 4:14 1 Samuel 9:12 1 Samuel 17:48 64 Occurrences |
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