Strong H4117מָהַר
to pay brideprice
- Transliteration
- mâhar
- Pronunciation
- maw-har'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4116 through the idea of readiness in assent); to bargain (for a {wife}) that {is} to wed: - {endow} X surely.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: to pay brideprice
Exact lexical definition: acquire by paying purchase-price
Part of speech: verb
BDB context: מָהַר vb. denom . acquire by paying purchase-price
In the Bible
Strong H4117 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- endow1
- shall1
First verses
- Exodus 22:16And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.