H4106 H4106
quick, skillful, prompt
An adjective describing swiftness or skill in action, whether in physical ability, mental acuity, or moral decisiveness. It characterizes a scribe skilled in his craft (Psalm 45:2, Ezra 7:6), a diligent worker who excels in his trade (Proverbs 22:29), and a ruler who acts swiftly to establish justice (Isaiah 16:5). The term values both competence and alacrity, suggesting that true skill involves not just ability but timely execution.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Descriptive of someone who is quick, prompt, or skilled in their function—whether scribal work, craftsmanship, or governance. The multilingual glosses divide between emphasizing speed ('swift,' 'pronto') and skill ('skilled,' 'diestro'), reflecting the term's semantic range. The contexts suggest that promptness and proficiency are closely linked virtues in ancient Hebrew thought. 4×
AR["ماهِر", "ماهِرٍ", "مَاهِرًا", "وَ-مُسْرِعٌ"]·ben["ও-দ্রুত", "দক্ষ"]·DE["[ומהר]", "[מהיר]", "skilled"]·EN["and-swift-of", "skilled"]·FR["[ומהר]", "[מהיר]", "de-rapide", "מהיר"]·heb["ו-מהיר", "מהיר"]·HI["और-तत्पर", "तीव्र-की", "निपुण"]·ID["cekatan", "dan-cepat", "mahir"]·IT["[ומהר]", "[מהיר]", "skilled"]·jav["lan-enggal", "trampil"]·KO["그리고-빠르신", "능숙한", "빠른", "숙련된"]·PT["e-pronto-para", "hábil"]·RU["и-скорый-на", "искусного", "искусный"]·ES["diestro", "diligente", "y-pronto-de"]·SW["hodari", "na-mwenye-haraka", "stadi"]·TR["usta", "ve-cabuk", "yetenekli"]·urd["اور-جلد-کرنے-والا", "ماہر"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מָהִיר adj. quick, prompt, ready, skilled;—סוֹפֵר מ׳ ψ 45:2 Ezr 7:6; אִישׁ מ׳ בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ Pr 22:29; cstr. מְהִר צֶדֶק Is 16:5 prompt in justice.