וִֽ/ימַהֲר֔וּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅

vimaharu

and they hasten

a primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly; be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swift.

H4116

Isaiah 59:7 · Word #4

Lexicon H4116

Lemmaמָהַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤄𐤓
Transliterationmâhar
Strong'sH4116
In-contextand they hasten

Morphology HC/Vpi3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H4116-27

and they hasten swiftly

Morphological NotesConjunction ו + Piel imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural (HC/Vpi3mp) from מהר; the Piel stem can intensify or emphasize the act of hurrying.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with prefixed conjunction, indicating ongoing or imminent action by “they.” The rendering “and they hasten swiftly” preserves the root sense of rapid, flowing movement while reflecting the masculine plural subject and the conjunctive “and.”

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Words from Root מהר (quickness, swiftness, haste, rapid movement, impulsive action)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4119-01 bemohar in bride-price payment
H4116-01 kemaher as-you-hurry!
H4119-02 kemohar according to the bride-price of

Word Usage (64 occurrences of H4116)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 18:6 וַ/יְמַהֵ֧ר vayemaher hurried
Genesis 18:6 מַהֲרִ֞י mahari Quickly
Genesis 18:7 וַ/יְמַהֵ֖ר vayemaher and he hurried
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