2 Chronicles 18:8:72 Chr.18.8.W7TAB
מַהֵ֖ר
maher
“hurry”
- Transliteration
- ma-HER
- Extended
- mah-HEHR
- IPA
- /maˈheːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- hurry
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-HER
- clause
va-yo-MER ma-HER mi-kha-HU mi-KHAI-hu ben-yim-LA
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-sa-RIS e-KHAD va-yo-MER ma-HER mi-kha-HU mi-KHAI-hu ben-yim-LA
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperative măhēr {מַהֵ֖ר | măhēr} ‘hasten’ conveys urgency, realized as an imperative in English.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–heh–resh
“to hasten”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:8
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly , bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 18:8, so the Hebrew word מַהֵ֖ר (maher) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.18.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.8.W7.S1) and character.