# H4116 מָהַר

מָהַר (mâhar), Strong’s H4116: properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly KJV: be carried…

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*mâhar* — properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly

KJV: be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty…

Occurs 64 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [מָהַר] vb. hasten
- Niph. be hurried = anxious, disturbed; hasty, precipitate; impetuous
- Pi.
- 1 hasten, make haste = go or come quickly
- 2 hasten vb.
- 3 trans. hasten, = prepare quickly; = bring quickly; = do quickly
- מָהַר vb. denom
- מָהַר vb. denom. acquire by paying purchase-price

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 18:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=18) — She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
- [Genesis 24:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=46) — She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So…
- [Genesis 27:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=20) — Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because the LORD your God gave…
- [Genesis 41:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/41?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/43?v=30) — Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and…
- [Genesis 44:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/44?v=11) — Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.