Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4120
מְהֵרָה
me.he.rah · “haste”
Used 20 times across 12 books
Definition
1) haste, speed
1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb)
1b) in haste (with prep)
1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb)
1b) in haste (with prep)
Where it appears
Numbers1
Deuteronomy1
Joshua3
Judges1
1 Samuel1
2 Samuel3
2 Kings1
Psalms3
Ecclesiastes2
Isaiah2
Jeremiah1
Joel1
In the text
Numbers 17:11And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.Deuteronomy 11:17And 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 quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.Joshua 8:19And 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.Joshua 10:6And 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: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.Joshua 23:16When 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 shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.Judges 9:54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.1 Samuel 20:38And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.2 Samuel 17:16Now 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 up, and all the people that are with him.2 Samuel 17:18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.2 Samuel 17:21And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
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