Definition

quick; hence, skilful

Etymology

or מָהִר; from H4116 (מָהַר);

Word family

• מָהַר mâhar

How the KJV renders it

• diligent
• hasty
• ready

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.