מָהַהּ
māhah
linger
Strong's H4102VerbHebrewTWOT 1150

מָהַהּ (māhah) is a Hebrew verb meaning linger. It appears 9 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4102).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1150)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1150)linger, tarry; question, hesitate, be reluctant; delay, stay selves
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מָהַהּ verb: linger, tarry

only Hithpalpel linger, tarry

Strong's H4102 מָהַהּ: properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant
KJV:delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 19:16Exodus 12:39Judges 3:26

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