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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.
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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 - Then Moses said to Aaron, "Take the censer, put burning coals from the altar in it, place incense on it, and go quickly into the assembly and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the LORD - the plague has begun!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:17 - Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will close up the sky so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed from the good land that the Lord is about to give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, "Do not abandon your subjects! Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:16 - If you violate the covenantal laws of the LORD your God which he commanded you to keep, and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, the LORD will be very angry with you and you will disappear quickly from the good land which he gave to you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:54 - He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, "Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, 'A woman killed him.'" So the young man stabbed him and he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 - Jonathan called out to the servant, "Hurry! Go faster! Don't delay!" Jonathan's servant retrieved the arrow and came back to his master.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:16 - Now send word quickly to David and warn him, "Don't spend the night at the fords of the desert tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:18 - But a young man saw them on one occasion and informed Absalom. So the two of them quickly departed and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. There was a well in his courtyard, and they got down in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:21 - After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David, "Get up and cross the stream quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:11 - The king sent another captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. He went up and told him, "Prophet, this is what the king says, 'Come down at once!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2 - Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 - For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:15 - He sends his command through the earth; swiftly his order reaches its destination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:12 - Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:11 - When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:26 - He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8 - Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD's splendor will be your rear guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:16 - I also told the priests and all the people, "The LORD says, 'Do not listen to what your prophets are saying. They are prophesying to you that the valuable articles taken from the LORD's temple will be brought back from Babylon very soon. But they are prophesying a lie to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:4 - Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!
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