The meaning of “מָהַר”
Understanding mâhar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly...
מָהַר
be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swift. - 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 1)(Qal) to hasten 1a) (Niphal) to be hurried, be anxious 1a) hasty, precipitate, impetuous 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to hasten, make haste 1b2) hasten (used as adverb with another verb) 1b3) to hasten, prepare quickly, do quickly, bring quickly
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:20 | “And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.” Word: מָהַר (mâhar) | |
| 1 Samuel 25:23 | “And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,” Word: מָהַר (mâhar) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:8 | “And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;” Word: מָהַר (mâhar) | |
| Psalms 106:13 | “They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:” Word: מָהַר (mâhar) | |
| Jeremiah 48:16 | “The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.” Word: מָהַר (mâhar) |
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