Lexical Definition

‎מָהַר‎ mâhar (maw-har') to pay brideprice ^H:V
a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as ‎מָהַר‎ through the idea of readiness in assent)

endow, [idiom] surely.

• to bargain (for a wife), i.e. to wed

1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry
1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. [‎מָהַר‎] verb denominative acquire by paying purchase-price (Arabic give a dowry, marry for a ; compare Gerber^{Verb. denominative 12} Buhl SS); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural ‎מָהָ֑רוּ‎ Ps 16:4 usually obtain another in exchange (or, by paying a price, compare Che), but text dubious; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix+ Infinitive absolute ‎מָהֹר יִמְהָרֶנָּה לוֺ לְאִשָּׁה‎ Exod 22:15* (E).

‎ַ˜מהֲתַלּוֺת‎ see ‎תלל‎.

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