מַהֵר maher
Hebrew word for “quickly” · Strong’s H4118 · used 14 times in 13 verses
Meaning
adv; quickly, speedily
Senses in the lexicon
- quickly (13)
- quick (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for maher in context, with how often each is used:
- quickly 13
- hurrying 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 9 (3), Deuteronomy 7 (2), Judges 2 (2), Exodus 32 (1), Deuteronomy 4 (1), Deuteronomy 28 (1), Joshua 2 (1), Proverbs 25 (1), Zephaniah 1 (1)
Forms
- מהר 13
- ומהר 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with maher more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׁמַד shamad “to destroy” 4
- סוּר sur “to turn aside” 5
- מַסֵּכָה massekhah “liquid” 3
- אָבַד avad “to perish” 3
- דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 4
- יָרַשׁ yarash “to possess” 3
- עֵגֶל egel “calf” 2
- מִן־ min “from” 4
- צָוָה tsavah “to command” 3
- כֶם khem “you” 3
- אַחַר achar “after” 3
- פֶּן־ pen “lest” 2
Key verses
The verses using maher that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 32:8 — They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto,…
- Deuteronomy 4:26 — I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye…
- 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…
- 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, lest the beasts of the field increase…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 out of the way which the LORD…
- 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…
- 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;…
- 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 out of the way…
- Proverbs 25:8 — Go not forth hastily 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 greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.