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Lexicon :: Strong's H4118 - mahēr

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מַהֵר
Transliteration
mahēr
Pronunciation
mah-hare'
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Part of Speech
adjective, adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1152a, 1152b

Strong’s Definitions

מַהֵר mahêr, mah-hare'; from H4116; properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry:—hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H4118 in the following manner: quickly (8x), speedily (4x), hastily (3x), soon (1x), suddenly (1x), at once (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H4118 in the following manner: quickly (8x), speedily (4x), hastily (3x), soon (1x), suddenly (1x), at once (1x).
adjective

  1. hurrying, speedy, swift, hastening

    adverb

  2. quickly, speedily

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַהֵר mahêr, mah-hare'; from H4116; properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry:—hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.
STRONGS H4118: Abbreviations
† I. מַהֵר adjective hastening, speedy, swift (strictly Pi. 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 MT רָאָהוּ מִ׳ ר׳) Th We Dr Bu; deeper corruption assumed by HPS.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

23:22

Zephaniah

1:14

H4118

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4118 matches the Hebrew מַהֵר (mahēr),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:8 - they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:26 - I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you are going over the Jordan to possess; you will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:4 - For they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods; then the anger of the LORD would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:3 - Know therefore this day that he who goes over before you as a devouring fire is the LORD your God; he will destroy them and subdue them before you; so you shall drive them out, and make them perish quickly, as the LORD has promised you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:12 - Then the LORD said to me, 'Arise, go down quickly from here; for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly; they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made themselves a molten image.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:16 - And I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made yourselves a molten calf; you had turned aside quickly from the way which the LORD had commanded you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - "The LORD will send upon you curses, confusion, and frustration, in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly, on account of the evil of your doings, because you have forsaken me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - and when the gate was to be closed, at dark, the men went out; where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - And yet they did not listen to their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed down to them; they soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:23 - So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 - Hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress, make haste to answer me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 - Do not hide thy face from me in the day of my distress! Incline thy ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:7 - Make haste to answer me, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - do not hastily bring into court; for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The great day of the LORD is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the LORD is bitter, the mighty man cries aloud there.
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