מַהֵר

mahêr · Hebrew · Strong's H4118 · 18 occurrences

The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “soon”

What it means

properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry

from H4116 (מָהַר);

How the KJV renders it

hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“soon”

also renders tachéōs (G5030), parachrēma (G3916), mēkéti (G3371), nŷn (G3568), chîysh (H2440), mᵉhêrâh (H4120), mᵉʻaṭ (H4592), qâtsêr (H7116)

“quickly”

also renders tachý (G5035), táchion (G5032), tachéōs (G5030), mᵉʼôd (H3966), mᵉhêrâh (H4120)

“suddenly”

also renders exaíphnēs (G1810), tachéōs (G5030), áphnō (G869), exápina (G1819), regaʻ (H7281)

“hastily”

also renders tachéōs (G5030), mᵉhêrâh (H4120)

“speedily”

also renders hâlak (H1980)

Where it appears

18 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 17 verses shown.

Deuteronomy 4:26 HVpaDeuteronomy 7:4 HVpaDeuteronomy 7:22 HVpaDeuteronomy 9:3 HVpaDeuteronomy 9:12 HVpaDeuteronomy 9:16 HVpaDeuteronomy 28:20 HVpaExodus 32:8 HVpaJudges 2:17 HVpaJudges 2:23 HVpaJoshua 2:5 HVpaProverbs 25:8 HVpaPsalm 69:17 HVpv2msPsalm 79:8 HVpv2msPsalm 102:2 HVpv2msPsalm 143:7 HVpv2msZephaniah 1:14 HC/Aamsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.