Lexicon meherah: Speed, haste, quickly Original Word: מְהֵ רָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make with speedily, swiftly Feminine of maher; properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly -- hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly. see HEBREW maher NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom mahar Definition haste, speed NASB Translation hurry (1), quickly (14), shortly (1), speed (1), speedily (2), swiftly (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְהֵרָה noun feminine haste, speed; — usually as adverb. accusative hastily, quickly: Joshua 8:19; Joshua 10:6; Joshua 23:16 (all J E), Numbers 17:11 (P), Deuteronomy 11:17; Judges 9:54; 2 Samuel 17:16,18,21; Jeremiah 27:16; Ecclesiastes 8:11 (in all these cases after verb); before verb (poetry) Isaiah 5:26 ("" קַל), Psalm 31:3; Psalm 37:2; Isaiah 58:8; Joel 4:4 ("" קַל); so also 1 Samuel 20:38 הוּשָׁה ׳מ (compare Dr); 2 Kings 1:11 רֵ֑דָה ׳מ; — but perhaps read מַהֲרָה, i.e. Pi`el Imperative of מהר (compare 1 Samuel 23:27); with preposition (late): ׳בִּמ in haste = quickly Ecclesiastes 4:12; ׳עַדמֿ id. Psalm 147:15. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָהַר (mahar), which means "to hasten" or "to hurry."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G5030 (ταχύς, tachys): Meaning "quick" or "swift," this Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe rapid movement or action. Usage: The term מְהֵרָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions or events that occur quickly or with haste. It often emphasizes the immediacy or rapidity of an action or response. Context: • מְהֵרָה (meherah) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often highlighting the urgency or speed of an event or action. For example, in Deuteronomy 11:17, it is used to describe the swift drying up of the land: "Then the LORD’s anger will burn against you, and He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the LORD is giving you." Forms and Transliterations בִמְהֵרָ֖ה במהרה מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה מְהֵרָ֑ה מְהֵרָ֔ה מְהֵרָ֖ה מְהֵרָ֗ה מְהֵרָ֛ה מְהֵרָ֜ה מְהֵרָ֣ה מְהֵרָ֥ה מְהֵרָ֨ה מְהֵרָ֪ה מְהֵרָה֙ מְהֵרָה֩ מהרה ḇim·hê·rāh ḇimhêrāh mə·hê·rāh meheRah məhêrāh vimheRahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 16:46 HEB: קְטֹ֔רֶת וְהוֹלֵ֧ךְ מְהֵרָ֛ה אֶל־ הָעֵדָ֖ה NAS: [on it]; then bring it quickly to the congregation KJV: and go quickly unto the congregation, INT: incense bring quickly to the congregation Deuteronomy 11:17 Joshua 8:19 Joshua 10:6 Joshua 23:16 Judges 9:54 1 Samuel 20:38 2 Samuel 17:16 2 Samuel 17:18 2 Samuel 17:21 2 Kings 1:11 Psalm 31:2 Psalm 37:2 Psalm 147:15 Ecclesiastes 4:12 Ecclesiastes 8:11 Isaiah 5:26 Isaiah 58:8 Jeremiah 27:16 Joel 3:4 20 Occurrences |