mahahh (H4102) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H4102

מָהַהּ

mahahhmaw-hah'

properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant

1890 spelling: mâhahh

Gematria 50

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant

Rendered in the KJV as

delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.

9
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
9
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 9 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 9

הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ1
הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם1
הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ1
הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּי1
וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ1
וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀1
יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙1
לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ1
מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ1

How it is rendered · 9

[will] delay1
and delay1
and he delayed1
delay1
delayed they1
I have delayed1
it will delay1
to delay1
we had delayed1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 9

Hc/Vtq3cp1
Hc/Vtw3ms1
preposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 1st person common plural1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 1st person common singular1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

Hc/Vtq3cp · 1
Hc/Vtw3ms · 1
HR/Vtcc · 1
HVtcc/Sp3mp · 1
HVti3ms · 1
HVtp1cp · 1
HVtp1cs · 1
HVtrmsa · 1
HVtv2mp · 1

All 9, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis2 of 9 · 22%
Judges2 of 9 · 22%
Exodus1 of 9 · 11%
2 Samuel1 of 9 · 11%
Psalms1 of 9 · 11%

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Genesis2 occurrences

Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 12:39לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּlehitmahmeahpreposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.here: to delay

Judges2 occurrences

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 15:28מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmitmahmeahverb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularSee, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”here: [will] delay

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 119:60הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּיhitmahmahetiverb · reflexive (hithpael), completed action · 1st person common singularI hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.here: I have delayed

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 29:9הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhitmahmehuverb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine pluralStop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.here: delay

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 2:3יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yitmahmahverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularFor the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.here: it will delay

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