Mahar מָהַר

Mahar (Hebrew מָהַר, Strong's H4116) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to hasten”. It occurs 68 times in 64 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H4116A: to hasten

H4116B: to buy

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

Genesis

• Genesis 18:6
  And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
• Genesis 18:7
  And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
• Genesis 19:22
  Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
• Genesis 24:18
  And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
• Genesis 24:20
  And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
• Genesis 24:46
  And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
• Genesis 27:20
  And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.
• Genesis 41:32
  And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
• Genesis 43:30
  And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
• Genesis 44:11
  Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
• Genesis 45:9
  Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
• Genesis 45:13
  And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

Exodus

• Exodus 2:18
  And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
• Exodus 10:16
  Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
• Exodus 12:33
  And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
• Exodus 34:8
  And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.

Joshua

• Joshua 4:10
  For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,
• Joshua 8:14
  And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
• Joshua 8:19
  And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

Judges

• Judges 9:48
  And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
• Judges 13:10
  And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.The woman ran quickly to tell her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has reappeared!”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 4:14
  And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
• 1 Samuel 9:12
  And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:“Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
• 1 Samuel 17:48
  And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
• 1 Samuel 23:27
  But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
• 1 Samuel 25:18
  Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys
• 1 Samuel 25:23
  And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
• 1 Samuel 25:34
  For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”
• 1 Samuel 25:42
  And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
• 1 Samuel 28:20
  Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
• 1 Samuel 28:24
  And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 15:14
  And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
• 2 Samuel 19:16
  And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 20:33
  Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben–hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben–hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
• 1 Kings 20:41
  And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
• 1 Kings 22:9
  Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 9:13
  Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 12:8
  And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 18:8
  And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
• 2 Chronicles 24:5
  And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.

Esther

• Esther 5:5
  Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.“Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
• Esther 6:10
  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”

Job

• Job 5:13
  He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

Psalms

• Psalm 16:4
  Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
• Psalm 69:17
  And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
• Psalm 79:8
  O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
• Psalm 102:2
  Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
• Psalm 106:13
  They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
• Psalm 143:7
  Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.Answer 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

• Proverbs 1:16
  For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
• Proverbs 6:18
  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
• Proverbs 7:23
  Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 5:2
  Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 5:19
  That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
• Isaiah 32:4
  The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
• Isaiah 35:4
  Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
• Isaiah 49:17
  Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
• Isaiah 51:14
  The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.
• Isaiah 59:7
  Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 9:18
  And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
• Jeremiah 48:16
  The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.

Nahum

• Nahum 2:5
  He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:6
  For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans— that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.

Malachi

• Malachi 3:5
  And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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).