מָהַהּmâhahh/maw-hah'/
HebrewH41029 occurrences (KJV)
properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant
KJV renders it: delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.
Where it appears
- Gen 19:16But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.
- Gen 43:10for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”
- Exod 12:39They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt; for it wasn’t leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, and they had not prepared any food for themselves.
- Judg 3:26Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
- Judg 19:8He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady’s father said, “Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines”; and they both ate.
- 2 Sam 15:28Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me.”
- Ps 119:60I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
- Isa 29:9Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
- Hab 2:3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.