hebrew #4102 - מָהַהּ mahah (to linger)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Apparently a denominative from mah; properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant -- delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.

see HEBREW mah

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hithpalpellinger, tarry (compare Arabic slow walk, delay (†am.)); —

HithpalpelPerfect1singular הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּיPsalm 119:60; 3plural הִתְמַהְמְהוּJudges 19:8; 1plural הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּGenesis 43:10; ImperfectיִתְמַהְמַהּHabakkuk 2:3; ׳וַיִּתְמGenesis 19:16; Imperative masculine plural הִתְמַהְמְהוּIsaiah 29:9; InfinitiveלְהִתְמַחְמֵהַּExodus 12:39; Participleמִתְמַהְמֵהַּ2 Samuel 15:28; — linger, tarry, wait, of person, Genesis 19:16; Genesis 43:10 (J), Exodus 12:39 (E), Judges 3:26; Judges 19:8; 2 Samuel 15:28; Isaiah 29:9; Psalm 119:60 (with לֹא, opposed to חַ֫שְׁתִּי); subject חָזוֺןvisionHabakkuk 2:3

מְהוּמָה see הום. מְהוּמָן see אמן.

מְהֵיטַבְאֵל see יטב.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4102. מָהַהּ (mahah) — 9 Occurrences

Genesis 19:16
HEB: וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ ׀ וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים
NAS:But he hesitated. So the men seized
KJV:And while he lingered, the men
INT:hesitated seized the men

Genesis 43:10
HEB:כִּ֖י לוּלֵ֣א הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ כִּֽי־ עַתָּ֥ה
NAS: For if we had not delayed, surely
KJV: For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned
INT: surely if delayed surely now

Exodus 12:39
HEB:וְלֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ וְגַם־ צֵדָ֖ה
NAS: and could not delay, nor
KJV: and could not tarry, neither had they prepared
INT: not and could delay any provisions

Judges 3:26
HEB:נִמְלַ֖ט עַ֣ד הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם וְהוּא֙ עָבַ֣ר
NAS: while they were delaying, and he passed
KJV: escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond
INT: escaped while were delaying and he passed

Judges 19:8
HEB:נָא֙ לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ עַד־ נְט֣וֹת
NAS: yourself, and wait until
KJV: thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon,
INT: Please yourself and wait until afternoon

2 Samuel 15:28
HEB:רְאוּ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ [בְּעַבְרֹות כ]
NAS: See, I am going to wait at the fords
KJV: See, I will tarry in the plain
INT: See I to wait ferry of the wilderness

Psalm 119:60
HEB:חַ֭שְׁתִּי וְלֹ֣א הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּי לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: I hastened and did not delay To keep
KJV: I made haste, and delayed not to keep
INT: hastened and did not delay to keep your commandments

Isaiah 29:9
HEB: הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ וּתְמָ֔הוּ הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ
NAS:Be delayed and wait, Blind
KJV:Stay yourselves, and wonder;
INT:be delayed and wait Blind

Habakkuk 2:3
HEB:יְכַזֵּ֑ב אִם־ יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙ חַכֵּה־ ל֔וֹ
NAS: Though it tarries, wait
KJV: and not lie: though it tarry, wait
INT: fail Though tarries wait for