Hebrew word study

מָהַהּmâhahh — properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication)…

Pronounced “maw-hah'”

properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant

Translated in the King James as: delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Origin: apparently a denominative from H4100 (מָה);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×
Genesis 19:16Genesis 43:10
Exodus — 1×
Exodus 12:39
Judges — 2×
Judges 3:26Judges 19:8
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 15:28
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 119:60
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 29:9
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:3

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