מָהַר

Strong’s Definition

to bargain (for a wife), i.e. to wed

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4116 (מָהַר) through the idea of readiness in assent);

KJV Usage

endow, [idiom] surely.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry
• 2.(qal) to obtain in exchange

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâhar; Pronunciation: maw-har'