H4116b H4116b
acquired by paying bride-price; hastened after (textually uncertain)
A problematic verb in Psalm 16:4, usually translated 'they run after' or 'they hasten after' other gods. But BDB lists it under a root meaning 'acquire by paying a bride-price' (related to Arabic mahr). The text is disputed: does it mean 'obtained another god in exchange' or 'hastened after other gods'? The latter fits the context of idolatry better, though the former is etymologically defensible.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Psalm 16:4 condemns those who 'run after' (or 'acquire by bride-price') other gods, multiplying their sorrows. The root's connection to Arabic dowry payment suggests a transactional metaphor—trading YHWH for idols—but most versions follow the 'hasten' sense. The multilingual evidence splits between economic and kinetic metaphors, reflecting the Hebrew's own ambiguity in this difficult text. 1×
AR["أَسْرَعُوا"]·ben["তারা-তাড়াতাড়ি-করে"]·DE["sie-haben-laufen-nach"]·EN["they-have-run-after"]·FR["de-être-troublé"]·heb["מהרו"]·HI["जो-जल्दी-करते-हैं"]·ID["mereka-kejar"]·IT["[מהרו]"]·jav["ngyasa"]·KO["서두른"]·PT["apressaram"]·RU["поспешили"]·ES["se-apresuraron"]·SW["wanaharakisha"]·TR["hızlandılar"]·urd["جو-جلدی-کرتے-ہیں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† III. [מָהַר] vb. denom. acquire by paying purchase-price (Arabic مَهَرَ give a dowry, marry for a مَهْرٌ; cf. GerberVerb. denom. 12 Buhl SS);— Qal Pf. 3 pl. מָהָ֑רוּ ψ 16:4 usually obtain another in exchange (or, by paying a price, cf. Che), but text dub.; Impf. 3 ms. sf. + Inf. abs. מָהֹר יִמְהָרֶנָּה לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה Ex 22:15 (E).