מַהֵ֔ר

𐤌𐤄𐤓

mahêr

quickly

Adverb describing action performed with swiftness, implying little or no delay; denotes immediacy or urgency in the completion of an action. Used to modify verbs to indicate that something is done quickly, speedily, or without hesitation. In some contexts, carries the nuance of being done unexpectedly or suddenly.

H4118

Deuteronomy 28:20 · Word #19

Lexicon H4118

Lemmaמַהֵר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤄𐤓
Transliterationmahêr
Strong'sH4118
DefinitionAdverb describing action performed with swiftness, implying little or no delay; denotes immediacy or urgency in the completion of an action. Used to modify verbs to indicate that something is done quickly, speedily, or without hesitation. In some contexts, carries the nuance of being done unexpectedly or suddenly.

Morphology HVpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb

Common Translation

Phrasequickly

SIBI-P1 Translation H4118-01

Hurry!

Morphological NotesVerb, Piel stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Piel imperative masculine singular calls for a direct command to act with haste. "Hurry!" preserves the core root idea of urgent quickness while reflecting the intensive, active force of the Piel stem.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

quickly

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'Quickly' is the correct adverbial rendering for מַהֵר in this context of calamity overtaking, whereas 'Hurry!' is imperatival and does not fit the grammar here.
P1 FlagX