(Hithpalpel) to linger, tarry, wait, delay
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H4102 — מָהַהּ
ma.hah · to delay · Hebrew/Aramaic
9 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 19:16 · וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.Genesis 43:10 · הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּIf we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”Exodus 12:39 · לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּSince their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.Judges 3:26 · הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑םEhud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.Judges 19:8 · וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּOn the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.2 Samuel 15:28 · מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּSee, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”Psalm 119:60 · הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּיI hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.Isaiah 29:9 · הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּStop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.Habakkuk 2:3 · יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.