מָהִיר
mâhîyr · maw-here'
quick; hence, skilful
Lexicon
Derivation: or מָהִר; from H4116 (מָהַר);
quick; hence, skilful
- quick
- hence, skilful
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: diligent, hasty, ready.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold › the hand that works › the head, the highest
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold of the hand that works of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָהִיר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and he was a ready1 · 25%
- of a ready1 · 25%
- diligent1 · 25%
- and hasting1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.