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Lexicon :: Strong's H4120 - mᵊhērâ

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מְהֵרָה
Transliteration
mᵊhērâ
Pronunciation
meh-hay-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1152d

Strong’s Definitions

מְהֵרָה mᵉhêrâh, meh-hay-raw'; feminine of H4118; properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly:—hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H4120 in the following manner: quickly (10x), speedily (4x), make speed (1x), soon (1x), swiftly (1x), hastily (1x), with speed (1x), shortly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H4120 in the following manner: quickly (10x), speedily (4x), make speed (1x), soon (1x), swiftly (1x), hastily (1x), with speed (1x), shortly (1x).

  1. haste, speed

    1. hastily, speedily (as adverb)

    2. in haste (with prep)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְהֵרָה mᵉhêrâh, meh-hay-raw'; feminine of H4118; properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly:—hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly.
STRONGS H4120: Abbreviations
† 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. Imperative of מהר (compare 1 Samuel 23:27); with preposition (late): בִּמ׳ in haste = quickly Ecclesiastes 4:12; עַדמֿ׳ id. Psalm 147:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

17:11

Deuteronomy

11:17

Joshua

8:19; 10:6; 23:16

Judges

9:54

1 Samuel

20:38; 23:27

2 Samuel

17:16; 17:18; 17:21

2 Kings

1:11

Psalms

31:3; 37:2; 147:15

Ecclesiastes

4:12; 8:11

Isaiah

5:26; 58:8

Jeremiah

27:16

H4120

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4120 matches the Hebrew מְהֵרָה (mᵊhērâ),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:46 - Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from the LORD; the plague has begun!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:17 - or [else] the LORD’S anger will be kindled and burn against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit; and you will perish quickly from the good land which the LORD is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - The [men in] ambush emerged quickly from their [hiding] place, and when Joshua stretched out his hand they ran and entered the city and captured it, and quickly set the city on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 -

So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not [fn]abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:16 - “When you transgress (violate) the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you [to follow], and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:54 - Then he called quickly to the young man who was his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that it will not be said of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man pierced him through, and he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 - And Jonathan called out after the boy, “Hurry, be quick, do not stay!” So Jonathan’s boy picked up the arrow and came back to his master.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:16 - “Now then, send word quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the [fn]fords [on the west side of the Jordan] in the wilderness, but by all means cross over [to the east side of the river], or else the king and all the people with him will be destroyed [if Ahithophel is allowed by Absalom to lead an attack].’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:18 - But a boy saw them and told Absalom; so the two of them left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, and [with his permission] they went down into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:21 -

After they left, Jonathan and Ahimaaz came up out of the well and went and informed King David, and said to David, “Arise and cross over the [fn]Jordan River quickly, for Ahithophel has advised [an attack] against you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:11 -

So King Ahaziah again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty [fighting men]. And he said to him, “Man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 -

Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;

Be my rock of refuge,

And a strong fortress to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 -

For they will wither quickly like the grass,

And fade like the green herb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:15 -

He sends His command to the earth;

His word runs very swiftly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:12 - And though one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:11 - Because the sentence against an evil act is not executed quickly, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:26 -

He will lift up a flag to [call] the distant nations [to bring His judgment on Judah],

And will whistle for them from the ends of the earth;

And indeed, they will come with great speed swiftly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8 -

“Then your light will break out like the dawn,

And your healing (restoration, new life) will quickly spring forth;

Your righteousness will go before you [leading you to peace and prosperity],

The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:16 -

Then I said to the priests and to all these people, saying, “Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your [false] prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, ‘Behold, the articles of the LORD’S house will now shortly be brought [fn]back from Babylon’; for they are prophesying a lie to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:4 -

“Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon and all the [five small] regions of Philistia? Will you pay Me back for something [I have supposedly done to you]? Even if you do pay Me back, I will swiftly and speedily return your deed [of retaliation] on your own head.

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