Mahah מָהַהּ

Mahah (Hebrew מָהַהּ, Strong's H4102) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to delay”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Mahah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 19:16
  And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
• Genesis 43:10
  For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

Exodus

• Exodus 12:39
  And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.

Judges

• Judges 3:26
  And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
• Judges 19:8
  And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 15:28
  See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

Psalms

• Psalm 119:60
  I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 29:9
  Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 2:3
  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).