Hasten - Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old Testament Words
Usage Number: 1
Strong's Number: H4116
Original Word: mahar
Usage Notes: "to hasten; make haste." This verb, along with various derivatives, is common to both ancient and modern Hebrew. It occurs approximately 70 times in the Hebrew Bible. Mahar occurs twice in the first verse in which it is found: "And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal…" (Gen. 18:6). Mahar often has an adverbial use when it is used with another verb, such as in Gen. 18:7: "… hasted to prepare it" (or, "quickly prepared it"). Anyone who yields to seduction is likened by the wise man to a bird that rushes into a snare (Prov. 7:23).