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מָהַר

ma.harto hastenHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb65 occurrences20 books61 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
Traditional renderings: be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) × quickly, rash, × shortly, (be so) × soon, make speed, × speedily, × straightway, × suddenly, swift.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָהַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

65 total
  1. Proverbs 6:18מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת · swiftly
    …a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
  2. Proverbs 7:23כְּמַהֵ֣ר · darting
    …until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:2יְמַהֵ֛ר · be hasty
    Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
  4. Isaiah 5:19יְמַהֵ֧ר׀ · Let Him hurry
    …to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
  5. Isaiah 32:4נִמְהָרִ֖ים · of the rash; תְּמַהֵ֖ר · and fluently
    The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
  6. Isaiah 35:4לְנִמְהֲרֵי־ · to those with anxious
    Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
  7. Isaiah 49:17מִֽהֲר֖וּ · hasten back
    Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
  8. Isaiah 51:14מִהַ֥ר · will soon
    The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.
  9. Isaiah 59:7וִֽימַהֲר֔וּ · they are swift
    Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
  10. Jeremiah 9:18וּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָה · Let them come quickly
    Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
  11. Jeremiah 48:16מִהֲרָ֖ה · is rushing
    Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
  12. Nahum 2:5יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ · They race
    He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
  13. Habakkuk 1:6וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר · and impetuous
    For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
  14. Malachi 3:5מְמַהֵ֗ר · a swift
    “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.