# מָהַהּ (mahah)

Israeli respelling: ma-hah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4102. 9 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/mahah-h4102

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 19:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/19/16) — And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD bei…
- [Genesis 43:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/43/10) — For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
- [Exodus 12:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/12/39) — And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out o…
- [Judges 3:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/3/26) — And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
- [Judges 19:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/8) — And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarr…
- [2 Samuel 15:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/15/28) — See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
- [Psalms 119:60](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/60) — I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
- [Isaiah 29:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/29/9) — Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
- [Habakkuk 2:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/habakkuk/2/3) — For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will sure…