Mahêr — H4118

Definition

adjective

properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry

1. adj
2. hurrying, speedy, swift, hastening
3. adv
4. quickly, speedily

Usually translated as

quickly, hastily, hasteth, at once, soon, suddenly, speedily

Origin

from H4116

• Derived from Mâhar (H4116)

Occurrences

Mahêr occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (7), Joshua (1), Judges (2), Proverbs (1), Zephaniah (1)

• Exodus 32:8 — They have turned aside quickly (מַהֵ֗ר) out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 4:26 — I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon (מַהֵר֒) utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
• Deuteronomy 7:4 — For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly (מַהֵֽר).
• Deuteronomy 7:22 — And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once (מַהֵ֔ר), lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
• Deuteronomy 9:3 — Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly (מַהֵ֔ר), as the LORD hath said unto thee.
• Deuteronomy 9:12 — And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly (מַהֵר֙) from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.
• Deuteronomy 9:12 — And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly (מַהֵ֗ר) turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.
• Deuteronomy 9:16 — And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly (מַהֵ֔ר) out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
• Deuteronomy 28:20 — The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly (מַהֵ֔ר); because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
• Joshua 2:5 — And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly (מַהֵ֛ר); for ye shall overtake them.
• Judges 2:17 — And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly (מַהֵ֗ר) out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
• Judges 2:23 — Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily (מַהֵ֑ר); neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
• Proverbs 25:8 — Go not forth hastily (מַ֫הֵ֥ר) to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
• Zephaniah 1:14 — The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth (וּמַהֵ֣ר) greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.