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Lexicon :: Strong's H4279 - māḥār

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מָחָר
Transliteration
māḥār
Pronunciation
maw-khar'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from אָחַר (H309)
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TWOT Reference: 1185a

Strong’s Definitions

מָחָר mâchâr, maw-khar'; probably from H309; properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter:—time to come, tomorrow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 52x

The KJV translates Strong's H4279 in the following manner: to morrow (44x), time to come (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 52x
The KJV translates Strong's H4279 in the following manner: to morrow (44x), time to come (8x).

  1. tomorrow, in time to come, in the future

    1. tomorrow (as the day following the present day)

    2. in future time

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָחָר mâchâr, maw-khar'; probably from H309; properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter:—time to come, tomorrow.
STRONGS H4279: Abbreviations
מָחָר 52 noun masculine, used often as adverb, tomorrow, in time to come (Aramaic מְחַר bdb056304; probably properly time in front, Köii. 263, compare √, and Assyrian maḫru, front, often of time, though always of former time, of old, DlHWB 402); —
1. to-morrow (the day following the present day),
a. as substantive Exodus 16:23 מָחָר שַׁבָּתוֺן שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ לְי׳ to-morrow is a sabbath, etc., 1 Samuel 20:5 חֹדֶשׁ מָחָר to-morrow is the new moon, 1 Samuel 20:18; in יוֺם מָחָר Genesis 30:33; Proverbs 27:1; Isaiah 56:12; in the idiomatic phrase כָּעֵת מָחָר at the like of the time, (being) to-morrow, = about to-morrow (see כְּ 1a) Exodus 9:18; 1 Samuel 9:16; 1 Samuel 20:12; 1 Kings 19:2; 1 Kings 20:6; 2 Kings 7:1, 18; 2 Kings 10:6; and in לְמָחָר Exodus 8:19 לְמָחָר יִהְיֶה הָאֹת הַזֶּה, = for, against, to-morrow, Exodus 8:6; Numbers 11:18; Joshua 7:13; Esther 5:12.
b. as adverb accusative Exodus 8:25; Exodus 9:5 מָחָר יַעֲשֶׂה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה י׳, Exodus 10:4 הִנְנִי מֵבִיא מָחָר אַרְבֶּה, Exodus 17:9; Exodus 32:5; Numbers 14:25; 1 Samuel 11:9 etc., Joshua 11:6 מָחָר כָּעֵת הַזּאֹת; opposed to הַיּוֺם Exodus 19:10 הַיּוֺם וּמָחָר, Joshua 22:18; 2 Samuel 11:12a; rhetorically, Isaiah 22:13 כִּי מָחָר נָמוּת.
2. = in future time, Exodus 13:14 כִּי יִשְׁאָֽלְךָ בִנְךָ מָחָר לֵאמֹר = Deuteronomy 6:20; Joshua 4:6, 21; Joshua 22:24, 27, 28; so בְּיוֺם מָחָר Genesis 30:33.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:33; 30:33

Exodus

8:6; 8:19; 8:25; 9:5; 9:18; 10:4; 13:14; 16:23; 17:9; 19:10; 32:5

Numbers

11:18; 14:25

Deuteronomy

6:20

Joshua

4:6; 4:21; 7:13; 11:6; 22:18; 22:24; 22:27; 22:28

1 Samuel

9:16; 11:9; 20:5; 20:12; 20:18

2 Samuel

11:12

1 Kings

19:2; 20:6

2 Kings

7:1; 7:18; 10:6

Esther

5:12

Proverbs

27:1

Isaiah

22:13; 56:12

H4279

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4279 matches the Hebrew מָחָר (māḥār),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in '1Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:16 - “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the leader of my people, Israel. He will rescue them from the Philistines, for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:9 - So Saul sent the messengers back to Jabesh-gilead to say, “We will rescue you by noontime tomorrow!” There was great joy throughout the town when that message arrived!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:10 - The men of Jabesh then told their enemies, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you can do to us whatever you wish.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:11 - Then Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead by morning.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:5 - David replied, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. I’ve always eaten with the king on this occasion, but tomorrow I’ll hide in the field and stay there until the evening of the third day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:12 - Then Jonathan told David, “I promise by the LORD, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favorably about you, I will let you know.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:18 - Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. You will be missed when your place at the table is empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:19 - What’s more, the LORD will hand you and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your sons will be here with me. The LORD will bring down the entire army of Israel in defeat.”
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