HebrewH4120Noun (Feminine)

מְהֵרָה

me.he.rah

17Occurrences
H4120Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly

feminine of H4118 (מַהֵר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. haste, speed 1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb) 1b) in haste (with prep)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

מְהֵרָה appears 17 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
3
Joshua
3
Ecclesiastes
2
Isaiah
2
Psalms
2
1 Samuel
1
2 Kings
1
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 20:38BSB

Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

2 Samuel 17:18BSB

But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

Ecclesiastes 4:12BSB

And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Isaiah 58:8BSB

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,and your healing will come quickly.Your righteousness will go before you,and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Joshua 10:6BSB

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

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