Hebrew · H4116

מָהַר

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

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מָהַרH4116

Pronunciationmāhar

What does מָהַר (māhar) mean in the Bible?

מָהַר (māhar): Metaphorically flows from physical liquidity to urgency; means both eager promptness and reckless haste.

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Questions this entry answers

What does מָהַר (māhar) mean in the Bible?

מָהַר (māhar): Metaphorically flows from physical liquidity to urgency; means both eager promptness and reckless haste.

How does the BSB render H4116?

The BSB source-word alignment has 65 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include quickly (13), hurried (6), Hurry (5), and she quickly (3), Bring (2).

Where does מָהַר (māhar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (13), 1 Samuel (10), Isaiah (7), Exodus (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

quickly13×Genesis 27:20, Genesis 45:9, Genesis 45:13, Exodus 10:16

hurried6×Genesis 18:6, Genesis 43:30, Joshua 4:10, 1 Samuel 25:18

Hurry5×Genesis 19:22, Judges 9:48, 1 Samuel 9:12, Esther 5:5

and she quickly3×Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, 1 Samuel 28:24

Bring2×1 Kings 22:9, 2 Chronicles 18:8

immediately2×Exodus 34:8, 1 Samuel 28:20

She quickly2×Genesis 24:46, 1 Samuel 25:23

[Yet] they soon1×Psalms 106:13

a swift1×Malachi 3:5

and fluently1×Isaiah 32:4

and immediately1×Joshua 8:19

and impetuous1×Habakkuk 1:6

and sweeps away1×Job 5:13

and they are swift1×Proverbs 1:16

and they quickly1×1 Kings 20:33

and who were as swift1×1 Chronicles 12:8

be hasty1×Ecclesiastes 5:2

darting1×Proverbs 7:23

hasten back1×Isaiah 49:17

he hurried1×Joshua 8:14

he will soon1×2 Samuel 15:14

hurried over1×1 Samuel 4:14

is rushing1×Jeremiah 48:16

Let Him hurry1×Isaiah 5:19

Let them come quickly1×Jeremiah 9:18

make haste1×2 Chronicles 24:5

of the rash1×Isaiah 32:4

one quickly1×Genesis 44:11

Quick! Prepare1×Genesis 18:6

shortly1×Genesis 41:32

so early1×Exodus 2:18

swiftly1×Proverbs 6:18

Then [the prophet] quickly1×1 Kings 20:41

they are swift1×Isaiah 59:7

They race1×Nahum 2:5

to those who chase1×Psalms 16:4

to those with anxious1×Isaiah 35:4

who hurried1×Genesis 18:7

will soon1×Isaiah 51:14

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 18:6

Aligned rows65

Books represented20

Genesis13Exodus4Joshua3Judges21 Samuel102 Samuel31 Kings32 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles3Esther2Job1Psalms3Proverbs3Ecclesiastes1Isaiah7Jeremiah2Nahum1Habakkuk1Malachi1

Source forms

וַיְמַהֵ֣ר4xway·ma·hêrGenesis 43:30, Exodus 10:16, 1 Samuel 17:48, 1 Samuel 28:20

וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר3xwat·tə·ma·hêrGenesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46

וַיְמַהֵ֖ר2xway·ma·hêrGenesis 18:7, Exodus 34:8

מִֽהֲר֖וּ2xmi·hă·rū2 Chronicles 24:5, Isaiah 49:17

וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר1xwə·han·nim·hārHabakkuk 1:6

וַיְמַהֵ֧ר1xway·ma·hêrGenesis 18:6

וַיְמַהֵ֗ר1xway·ma·hêr2 Samuel 19:16

וַיְמַהֵ֕ר1xway·ma·hêr1 Kings 20:41

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular9xGenesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 10:16

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular8xGenesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46, Judges 13:10

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural6xGenesis 44:11, Joshua 4:10, Joshua 8:14, Joshua 8:19

Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular5xGenesis 19:22, 1 Samuel 9:12, 2 Chronicles 18:8, Esther 6:10

Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural4xGenesis 45:9, Judges 9:48, 2 Samuel 15:14, Esther 5:5

Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3x2 Samuel 15:14, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Isaiah 5:19

Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural3x2 Chronicles 24:5, Psalms 106:13, Isaiah 49:17

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xProverbs 1:16, Isaiah 59:7

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does מָהַר (māhar) mean in the Bible?

What does מָהַר (māhar) mean in the Bible?

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Where does מָהַר (māhar) appear in Scripture?

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