Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mâhahh

maw-hah'

מָהַהּ

What it means

properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. to be reluctant

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

Where it comes from

apparently a denominative from mâh (מָה)

How the King James translates it

  • tarry3
  • lingered2
  • tarried2
  • delayed1
  • stay1

Every place it appears 9

Genesis19:1643:10
Exodus12:39
Judges3:2619:8
2 Samuel15:28
Psalms119:60
Isaiah29:9
Habakkuk2:3
mâhahh — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to question or hesita”