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H4117 מָהַר (mâhar) maw-har'
Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to pay brideprice

Strong's Definition

to bargain (for a wife), i.e. to wed

Derivation: a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4116 (מָהַר) through the idea of readiness in assent);

KJV Usage: endow, [idiom] surely.

TWOT Reference: 1153

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry
1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry 1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מָהַר mâhar BDB Definition: 1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry 1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as 4116 through the idea of readiness in assent) Same Word by TWOT Number: 1153 Total KJV Occurrences: 1

Bible Occurrences (1)

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