Mahăray — H4121

Definition

masculine proper noun

Maharai, an Israelite

1. Maharai = "impetuous"
2. an inhabitant of Netophah in the tribe of Judah and one of David's mighty warriors

Usually translated as

Maharai

Origin

from H4116; hasty

• Derived from Mâhar (H4116)

Occurrences

Mahăray occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (2)

• 2 Samuel 23:28 — Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai (מַהְרַ֖י) the Netophathite,
• 1 Chronicles 11:30 — Maharai (מַהְרַי֙) the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
• 1 Chronicles 27:13 — The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai (מַהְרַ֥י) the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.