Word

מָהַר

mâhar · H4117 · Hebrew · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

to run after

Literally: to hasten (after a deity); hence: process by which humans are eager to serve a certain deity

Examples
Psalm 16:4 The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
to acquire as wife, to marry by paying a bride-price

Action by which a man makes a woman his wife by paying the bride-price

Examples
Exodus 22:16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

Not stated: they 1
Not stated: he, she or it 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

אַחֵרother 1
הָher 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 2 groups

לto/for+ אִשָּׁהwoman, wife 1
לto/for+ וֹhim 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 7 entries

Urge002003003023: This homographic verb מָהַר shares its domain set with the more common verb מָהַר ('hasten,' מָהַר (mâhar, H4116)); this entry's own distinct attested sense is 'to endow' or pay a bride-price, as in Exodus 22:16's "he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife."
Afraid002001002001: This domain reflects the related haste-verb's fear sense rather than an independently attested citation for this entry, whose own citations (Exodus 22:16, Psalm 16:4) concern paying a bride-price.
Angry002001002002: This entry carries no independent “Angry” sense of its own; its tagged occurrences render the verb “pay the bride-price” or “acquire”, as in “The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied” (Psalm 16:4). The “Angry” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מָהַר (mâhar, H4116) and מַהֵר (mahêr, H4118), which carry the “hasten/quickly” sense, rather than independently attested here.
Associate002003002002: מֹהַר denotes the bride-price paid by a groom to secure a marriage, illustrated at Exodus 22:15 ("he must pay a bride-price for her to be his wife") — an act that joins two parties together in marriage.
Fail002003003013: This entry carries no independent “Fail” sense of its own; its tagged occurrences render the verb “pay the bride-price” or “acquire”, as in “The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied” (Psalm 16:4). The “Fail” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מָהַר (mâhar, H4116) and מַהֵר (mahêr, H4118) rather than independently attested here.
Happen002002003003: This entry carries no independent “Happen” sense of its own; its tagged occurrences render the verb “pay the bride-price” or “acquire”, as in “The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied” (Psalm 16:4). The “Happen” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מָהַר (mâhar, H4116) and מַהֵר (mahêr, H4118) rather than independently attested here.
Move002002001012: This entry carries no independent “Move” sense of its own; its tagged occurrences render the verb “pay the bride-price” or “acquire”, as in “The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied” (Psalm 16:4). The “Move” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מָהַר (mâhar, H4116) and מַהֵר (mahêr, H4118), which carry the “hasten/quickly” sense of movement, rather than independently attested here.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

מָהַרmâhar · H4117מֹהַר môhar · H4119 · bride-price · 3×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4117. mahar III. [מָהַר] verb denominative acquire by paying purchase-price (Arabic give…

H4117. mahar
III. [מָהַר]
verb denominative acquire by paying purchase-price (Arabic give a dowry, marry for a ; compare GerberVerb. denominative 12 Buhl SS); —
Qal Perfect3plural מָהָ֑רוּ Psa 16:4 usually obtain another in exchange (or, by paying a price, compare Che), but text dubious; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix+ Infinitive absolute לְאִשָּׁה לוֺ יִמְהָרֶנָּה מָהֹר Exo 22:15 (E).
ַמהֲתַלּוֺת see תלל.
I. מו a paragogic syllable, attached to בְּ, כְּ, לְ (q. v.), so as to form with them independent words, בְּמוֺ, כְּמוֺ, לְמוֺ (q. v.) These forms, except sometimes כְּמוֺ, are exclusively poetical. In origin מוֺ is identical with מָה what, Arabic , which is used similarly, pleonastically, with certain prefixes, e.g. , , . See Qor 3:153; 71:25; FlKl. Schr. i. 473f., 479, 558; WAG ii. § 70, Rem. f; SG 126f.; Köii. 250 f.; and compare Ethiopic , Syriac , Sabean בנמו = , DHMZDMG 1883, 396 f., HomChrest. § 18.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0