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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 - How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:26 - “Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:3 - But recognize today that the LORD your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the LORD has promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:12 - Then the LORD said to me, ‘Get up! Go down immediately, for the people you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted gold and made an idol for themselves!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:16 - There below me I could see that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had melted gold and made a calf idol for yourselves. How quickly you had turned away from the path the LORD had commanded you to follow!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - “The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don’t know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:23 - That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 - Don’t hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors!
Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
for we are on the brink of despair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 - Don’t turn away from me
in my time of distress.
Bend down to listen,
and answer me quickly when I call to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:7 - Come quickly, LORD, and answer me,
for my depression deepens.
Don’t turn away from me,
or I will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - “That terrible day of the LORD is near.
Swiftly it comes—
a day of bitter tears,
a day when even strong men will cry out.
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