4116. mahar

Berean Strong's Lexicon

mahar: To hasten, to hurry, to be quick, to act swiftly

Original Word: מהר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: mahar
Pronunciation: mah-har'
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-har')
Definition: To hasten, to hurry, to be quick, to act swiftly
Meaning: to be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

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 Origin
a 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 Kö^{i. 268} Schw^{ZAW 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 Ol^{on 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, fetch

A 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 yəmahêr

Englishman'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
HEB: שָׂרָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מַהֲרִ֞י שְׁלֹ֤שׁ סְאִים֙
NAS: and said, Quickly, prepare three
KJV: and said, Make ready quickly three
INT: Sarah and said Quickly three measures

Genesis 18:7
HEB: אֶל־ הַנַּ֔עַר וַיְמַהֵ֖ר לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֹתֽוֹ׃
NAS: [it] to the servant, and he hurried to prepare
KJV: [it] unto a young man; and he hasted to dress
INT: to the servant hurried to prepare

Genesis 19:22
HEB: מַהֵר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט שָׁ֔מָּה
NAS: Hurry, escape there,
KJV: Haste thee, escape
INT: Hurry escape there

Genesis 24:18
HEB: שְׁתֵ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתֹּ֧רֶד כַּדָּ֛הּ
NAS: my lord; and she quickly lowered
KJV: my lord: and she hasted, and let down
INT: Drink my lord quickly lowered her jar

Genesis 24:20
HEB: וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּעַ֤ר כַּדָּהּ֙
NAS: So she quickly emptied her jar
KJV: And she hasted, and emptied
INT: quickly emptied her jar

Genesis 24:46
HEB: וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתּ֤וֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ֙
NAS: She quickly lowered her jar
KJV: And she made haste, and let down
INT: quickly lowered her jar

Genesis 27:20
HEB: מַה־ זֶּ֛ה מִהַ֥רְתָּ לִמְצֹ֖א בְּנִ֑י
NAS: is it that you have [it] so quickly, my son?
KJV: How [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son?
INT: How he quickly you have to his son

Genesis 41:32
HEB: מֵעִ֣ם הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּמְמַהֵ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃
NAS: and God will quickly bring it about.
KJV: and God will shortly bring it to pass.
INT: by God will quickly and God bring

Genesis 43:30
HEB: וַיְמַהֵ֣ר יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּֽי־
NAS: Joseph hurried [out] for he was deeply
KJV: And Joseph made haste; for his bowels
INT: hurried Joseph for

Genesis 44:11
HEB: וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ וַיּוֹרִ֛דוּ אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: Then they hurried, each man
KJV: Then they speedily took down every man
INT: hurried lowered each

Genesis 45:9
HEB: מַהֲרוּ֮ וַעֲל֣וּ אֶל־
NAS: Hurry and go up to my father,
KJV: Haste ye, and go up to my father,
INT: Hurry and go to

Genesis 45:13
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר רְאִיתֶ֑ם וּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛ם וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־
NAS: that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring
KJV: and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down
INT: you have seen hurry and bring my father

Exodus 2:18
HEB: וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַדּ֛וּעַ מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן בֹּ֖א הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: have you come [back] so soon today?
KJV: [is it that] ye are come so soon to day?
INT: said Why soon come age

Exodus 10:16
HEB: וַיְמַהֵ֣ר פַּרְעֹ֔ה לִקְרֹ֖א
NAS: Then Pharaoh hurriedly called
KJV: and Aaron in haste; and he said,
INT: hurriedly Pharaoh called

Exodus 12:33
HEB: עַל־ הָעָ֔ם לְמַהֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּחָ֣ם מִן־
NAS: them out of the land in haste, for they said,
KJV: them out of the land in haste; for they said,
INT: and the people haste to send out

Exodus 34:8
HEB: וַיְמַהֵ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּקֹּ֥ד
NAS: Moses made haste to bow low toward
KJV: And Moses made haste, and bowed his head
INT: made Moses to bow

Joshua 4:10
HEB: אֶת־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וַיְמַהֲר֥וּ הָעָ֖ם וַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃
NAS: And the people hurried and crossed;
KJV: and the people hasted and passed over.
INT: Moses Joshua hurried and the people and crossed

Joshua 8:14
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ הָעַ֗י וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ וַיֵּצְא֣וּ
NAS: of the city hurried and rose up early
KJV: saw [it], that they hasted and rose up early,
INT: the king of Ai hurried and rose and went

Joshua 8:19
HEB: הָעִ֖יר וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ אֶת־
NAS: and captured it, and they quickly set
KJV: and took it, and hasted and set
INT: the city and captured quickly set the city

Judges 9:48
HEB: רְאִיתֶם֙ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מַהֲר֖וּ עֲשׂ֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃
NAS: me do, hurry [and] do
KJV: me do, make haste, [and] do
INT: have seen do hurry do likewise

Judges 13:10
HEB: וַתְּמַהֵר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתָּ֖רָץ
NAS: ran quickly and told
KJV: And the woman made haste, and ran,
INT: quickly her husband ran

1 Samuel 4:14
HEB: הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִהַ֔ר וַיָּבֹ֖א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד
NAS: came hurriedly and told
KJV: came in hastily, and told
INT: of this the man hurriedly came and told

1 Samuel 9:12
HEB: הִנֵּ֣ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ מַהֵ֣ר ׀ עַתָּ֗ה כִּ֤י
NAS: [he is] ahead of you. Hurry now,
KJV: behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he came
INT: is see ahead Hurry now for

1 Samuel 17:48
HEB: לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֑ד וַיְמַהֵ֣ר דָּוִ֔ד וַיָּ֥רָץ
NAS: ran quickly toward the battle line
KJV: that David hasted, and ran
INT: to meet David quickly David ran

64 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4116
64 Occurrences

kə·ma·hêr — 1 Occ.
lə·ma·hêr — 2 Occ.
lə·nim·hă·rê- — 1 Occ.
ma·hă·rāh — 2 Occ.
ma·hă·rî — 1 Occ.
ma·hă·rū — 5 Occ.
ma·hêr — 4 Occ.
mə·ma·hă·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·ma·hêr — 1 Occ.
mi·har — 2 Occ.
mi·hă·rāh — 1 Occ.
mi·hart — 1 Occ.
mi·har·tā — 1 Occ.
mi·har·ten — 1 Occ.
mi·hă·rū — 3 Occ.
nim·hā·rāh — 1 Occ.
nim·hā·rîm — 1 Occ.
tə·ma·hă·rū — 1 Occ.
tə·ma·hêr — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·ma·hêr — 1 Occ.
ū·mi·har·tem — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·ma·hê·rə·nāh — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·ma·hêr — 8 Occ.
way·ma·hă·rū — 6 Occ.
way·ma·hêr — 9 Occ.
wə·han·nim·hār — 1 Occ.
wî·ma·hă·rū — 2 Occ.
yə·ma·hă·rū — 1 Occ.
yə·ma·hêr — 3 Occ.