HebrewH4118Adjective

מַהֵר

ma.her

13Occurrences
H4118Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry

from H4116 (מָהַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adj hurrying, speedy, swift, hastening

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

מַהֵר appears 13 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Deuteronomy
7
Judges
2
Exodus
1
Joshua
1
Proverbs
1
Zephaniah
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 28:20BSB

The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.

Deuteronomy 7:4BSB

because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

Deuteronomy 9:3BSB

But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.

Deuteronomy 9:16BSB

And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you.

Judges 2:17BSB

Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.

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