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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4102 - מָהַהּ

Transliteration

mâhahh

Phonetics

maw-hah'

Origin

apparently a denominative from (H4100)

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1150

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Hithpalpel) to linger, tarry, wait, delay

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1019 ‑ βραδύνω (brad‑oo'‑no); 1839 ‑ ἐξίστημι (ex‑is'‑tay‑mee); 1961 ‑ ἐπιμένω (ep‑ee‑men'‑o); 2350 ‑ θορυβέω (thor‑oo‑beh'‑o); 5015 ‑ ταράσσω (tar‑as'‑so); 5278 ‑ ὑπομένω (hoop‑om‑en'‑o); 5302 ‑ ὑστερέω (hoos‑ter‑eh'‑o); 4757 ‑ στρατιώτης (strat‑ee‑o'‑tace); 1590 ‑ ἐκλύω (ek‑loo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

BSB (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

CSB (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

ESV (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

KJV (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

LEB (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

LSB (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

N95 (8)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

NAS (9)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (10)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Judges 2

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Habakkuk 2

ASV (9)

and delayed 1

but he lingered 1

i pray thee, and tarry 1

i will tarry 1

not tarry 1

tarry 1

though it tarry 1

we had lingered 1

while they tarried 1

BSB (9)

but when lot hesitated 1

delay 1

delayed 1

hesitating 1

it lingers 1

so they waited 1

stop 1

the servants waited 1

wait 1

CSB (9)

delay 1

delays 1

hesitated 1

hesitating 1

stop 1

time 1

wait 1

waited 2

ESV (9)

delay 1

delayed 2

lingered 1

slow 1

stay 1

wait 3

KJV (9)

delayed 1

lingered 2

stay 1

tarried 2

tarry 3

LEB (9)

am waiting 1

and do 1

and they lingered 1

be astonished 1

but when he lingered 1

it tarries 1

they delayed 1

to delay 1

we had not hesitated 1

LSB (9)

astonish 1

delay 2

delayed 1

delaying 1

hesitated 1

tarries 1

wait 2

N95 (8)

delay 1

delayed 2

delaying 1

hesitated 1

tarries 1

wait 2

NAS (9)

delay 2

delayed 2

delays 1

hesitated 1

hesitating 1

wait 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (10)

and not delay 1

and stay 1

but he lingered 1

delayed 1

i will stay 1

pause 1

though it takes time 1

wait 2

while they waited 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1281) e m (מה MH) AC: ? CO: Sea AB: ?: The pictograph m is a picture of water. The sea (Mediterranean) is a place of the unknown (what is beyond or what is below) . It is feared by the Ancient Hebrews because of its size, storms and fierceness. A hundred as an unknowable amount. This parent root is related to fm, imand me.

A) e m (מה MH) AC: ? CO: Sea AB: ?: The sea as the place of the Unknown or anything that is an Unknown or in question.

N^m) e m (מה MH) - I. What:Something that is unknown, can also be why, when or how. [Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Water:From the sea. [This word always appears in the plural form, mim, when used for water] [df: Nys] KJV (625): what, how, why, whereby, wherein, how, water, piss, waterspring - Strongs: H3964 (מָא), H4100 (מֶה), H4101 (מָה), H4325 (מַיִם), H7890 (שַׁיִן)

B) e e m (מהה MHH) AC: ? CO: Linger AB: ?: A questioning of forward motion.

N^m) e e m (מהה MHH) - Linger: KJV (9): linger, tarry, delay, stay - Strongs: H4102 (מָהַהּ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מָהַהּ] verb only

Hithpalpel linger, tarry (compare Arabic slow walk, delay (†am.)); —

Hithpalpel Perfect 1 singular הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּי Psalm 119:60; 3 plural הִתְמַהְמְהוּ Judges 19:8; 1 plural הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ Genesis 43:10; Imperfect יִתְמַהְמַהּ Habakkuk 2:3; ׳וַיִּתְמ Genesis 19:16; Imperative masculine plural הִתְמַהְמְהוּ Isaiah 29:9; Infinitive לְהִתְמַחְמֵהַּ Exodus 12:39; Participle מִתְמַהְמֵהַּ 2 Samuel 15:28; — linger, tarry, wait, of person, Genesis 19:16; Genesis 43:10 (J), Exodus 12:39 (E), Judges 3:26; Judges 19:8; 2 Samuel 15:28; Isaiah 29:9; Psalm 119:60 (with לֹא, opposed to חַ֫שְׁתִּי); subject חָזוֺן vision Habakkuk 2:3

מְהוּמָה see הום. מְהוּמָן see אמן.

מְהֵיטַבְאֵל see יטב.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מָהַהּ or

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List of Word Forms

הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּי התמהמהו התמהמהם התמהמהנו התמהמהתי וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ ׀ והתמהמהו ויתמהמה יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙ יתמהמה לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ להתמהמה מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ מתמהמה hiṯ·mah·mā·hə·nū hiṯ·mah·mā·hə·tî hiṯ·mah·mə·hām hiṯ·mah·mə·hū hitmahMahenu hiṯmahmāhənū hitmahMaheti hiṯmahmāhətî hitmahmeHam hiṯmahməhām hitmahmeHu hiṯmahməhū lə·hiṯ·mah·mê·ah lehitmahMeah ləhiṯmahmêah miṯ·mah·mê·ah mitmahMeah miṯmahmêah vaiyitmahMah vehitmahmeHu way·yiṯ·mah·māh wayyiṯmahmāh wə·hiṯ·mah·mə·hū wəhiṯmahməhū yiṯ·mah·māh yitmahMah yiṯmahmāh