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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 quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them - they have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:26 - I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely and swiftly be removed from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be annihilated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:4 - for they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will quickly destroy you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - He, the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:3 - Understand today that the LORD your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:12 - And he said to me, "Get up, go down at once from here because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have sinned! They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them and have made for themselves a cast metal image."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:16 - When I looked, you had indeed sinned against the LORD your God and had cast for yourselves a metal calf; you had quickly turned aside from the way he had commanded you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - "The LORD will send on you a curse, confusing you and opposing you in everything you undertake until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the evil of your deeds, in that you have forsaken me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don't know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - But they did not obey their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned aside from the path their ancestors had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the LORD's commands, but they did not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:23 - This is why the LORD permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 - Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 - Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:7 - Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The LORD's great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the LORD's day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.
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