Definition
from H4116; properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry
Traditional renderings: hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.
Traditional renderings: hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַהֵר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
17 total
- Exodus 32:8מַהֵ֗ר · How quickly they haveHow quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
- Deuteronomy 4:26מַהֵר֒ · you will quicklyI call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 7:4מַהֵֽר׃ · and He will swiftly…because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.
- Deuteronomy 7:22מַהֵ֔ר · all at onceThe LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
- Deuteronomy 9:3מַהֵ֔ר · swiftlyBut understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.
- Deuteronomy 9:12מַהֵר֙ · at once; מַהֵ֗ר · How quicklyAnd the LORD said to me, “Get up and go down from here at once, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten image.”
- Deuteronomy 9:16מַהֵ֔ר · quicklyAnd I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you.
- Deuteronomy 28:20מַהֵ֔ר · and quicklyThe LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.
- Joshua 2:5מַהֵ֛ר · quicklyAt dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”
- Judges 2:17מַהֵ֗ר · They quicklyIsrael, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
- Judges 2:23מַהֵ֑ר · immediatelyThat is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.
- Psalm 79:8מַ֭הֵר · quicklyDo not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
- Psalm 102:2מַהֵ֥ר · quicklyDo not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
- Psalm 143:7מַ֘הֵ֤ר · quicklyAnswer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
- Proverbs 25:8מַ֫הֵ֥ר · hastily…do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Zephaniah 1:14וּמַהֵ֣ר · and comingThe great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.