מְהֵרָה meherah
Hebrew word for “haste” · Strong’s H4120 · used 20 times in 20 verses
Meaning
1) haste, speed; 1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb); 1b) in haste (with prep)
How it is translated
Glosses given for meherah in context, with how often each is used:
- quickly 20
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Joel | 1 | 1.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 17 (3), Numbers 16 (1), Deuteronomy 11 (1), Joshua 8 (1), Joshua 10 (1), Joshua 23 (1), Judges 9 (1), 1 Samuel 20 (1), 2 Kings 1 (1), Psalms 31 (1)
Forms
- מהרה 19
- במהרה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with meherah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- קַל qal “swift” 2
- אַל al “not” 4
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 5
- נַעַר naar “youth” 3
- שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 4
- בְּאֵר beer “well” 2
- נָגַד nagad “to tell” 3
- עָבַר avar “to pass” 3
- כֶם khem “you” 3
- חָרָה charah “to be incensed” 2
- רוּץ ruts “to run” 2
- פֶּן־ pen “lest” 2
Key verses
The verses using meherah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 16:46 — And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an…
- Deuteronomy 11:17 — And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish…
- Joshua 10:6 — And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us:…
- Joshua 23:16 — When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then…
- 2 Samuel 17:16 — Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed…
- Psalms 31:2 — Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
- Psalms 37:2 — For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
- Psalms 147:15 — He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 — Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
- Isaiah 5:26 — And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
- Isaiah 58:8 — Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the…
- Joel 3:4 — Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and…
See all 20 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.