Biblica Analytica

מָהַר

ma.har (H4116A)

to hasten

68 verses 20 books OT 64 / NT 0
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# Mahár (מָהַר): The Hebrew Word for Hastening The Hebrew verb *mahár* denotes the basic action of moving or acting with speed—"to hasten." With 68 occurrences across the biblical text, it represents a common and straightforward concept in biblical vocabulary. The word captures the physical and temporal dimension of urgency: the acceleration of movement or the rapid completion of an action. When biblical figures "hasten," they respond to immediate circumstances that demand quick response, whether prompted by fear, obligation, opportunity, or divine command. The frequency of this term across the biblical corpus suggests that the concept of haste was a regular feature of biblical narrative and instruction. The word appears substantial enough to merit consistent documentation, indicating that rapid action and urgency were themes the biblical authors felt worthy of repeated expression. However, without access to specific contextual examples from the 68 occurrences, the precise range of situations in which *mahár* appears—whether primarily in narratives of flight, obedience, service, or other scenarios—cannot be determined from this lexical data alone. The term functions as a straightforward descriptor of temporal pace rather than carrying specialized theological meaning.

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Genesis 18:6

Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”

Genesis 18:7

Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

Genesis 19:22

Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Genesis 24:18

She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.

Genesis 24:20

She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

Genesis 24:46

She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.

Genesis 27:20

Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God gave me success.”

Genesis 41:32

The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Genesis 43:30

Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

Genesis 44:11

Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

Genesis 45:9

Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t wait.

Genesis 45:13

You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here.”

Exodus 2:18

When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”

Exodus 10:16

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you.

Exodus 12:33

The Egyptians were urgent with the people, to send them out of the land in haste, for they said, “We are all dead men.”

Exodus 34:8

Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.

Joshua 4:10

For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.

Joshua 8:14

When the king of Ai saw it, they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he didn’t know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:19

The ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand and entered into the city and took it. They hurried and set the city on fire.

Judges 9:48

Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”

Judges 13:10

The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me,”

1 Samuel 4:14

When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli.

1 Samuel 9:12

They answered them, and said, “He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.

1 Samuel 17:48

When the Philistine arose, and walked and came near to meet David, David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

1 Samuel 23:27

But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”

1 Samuel 25:18

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five seahs of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

1 Samuel 25:23

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

1 Samuel 25:34

For indeed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn’t have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.”

1 Samuel 25:42

Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

1 Samuel 28:20

Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of Samuel’s words. There was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all day long or all night long.

1 Samuel 28:24

The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.

2 Samuel 15:14

David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise! Let’s flee; or else none of us will escape from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

2 Samuel 19:16

Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

1 Kings 20:33

Now the men observed diligently, and hurried to take this phrase; and they said, “Your brother Ben Hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben Hadad came out to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

1 Kings 20:41

He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.

1 Kings 22:9

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah.”

2 Kings 9:13

Then they hurried, and each man took his cloak, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king.”

1 Chronicles 12:8

Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains:

2 Chronicles 18:8

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”

2 Chronicles 24:5

He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather money to repair the house of your God from all Israel from year to year. See that you expedite this matter.” However the Levites didn’t do it right away.

Esther 5:5

Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that it may be done as Esther has said.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 6:10

Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.”

Job 5:13

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

Psalms 16:4

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

Psalms 69:17

Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

Psalms 79:8

Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

Psalms 102:2

Don’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.

Psalms 106:13

They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

Psalms 143:7

Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.

Proverbs 1:16

for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

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