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מַהֵר H4118
H4118 is the Hebrew word מַהֵר, transliterated mahêr and said mah-hare'. The King James Version most often renders it quickly.
What it means
properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry.
Where it comes from
from H4116 (מָהַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.
Verses using מַהֵר
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 32:8 · KJV
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, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 4:26 · KJV
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 shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 7:22 · KJV
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 upon thee.
Deuteronomy 9:3 · KJV
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 down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
Deuteronomy 9:12 · KJV
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 are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.
Deuteronomy 9:16 · KJV
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 had commanded you.
Deuteronomy 28:20 · KJV
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 quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
Joshua 2:5 · KJV
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; for ye shall overtake them.
Judges 2:17 · KJV
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 which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
Judges 2:23 · KJV
Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
Psalm 79:8 · KJV
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
Psalm 143:7 · KJV
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.
Proverbs 25:8 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4118 mean?
H4118 is the Hebrew word מַהֵר (mahêr), meaning properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry.
How is H4118 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it quickly (6 times), hastily (2 times), speedily (2 times), aside quickly (1 time), soon (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4118 appear in the Bible?
מַהֵר (mahêr) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4118 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4116 (מָהַר).
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