H4117: מָהַר
mâhar · pronounced maw-har' · “to pay brideprice”
Definition
to bargain (for a wife), i.e. to wed
KJV translates it as: endow, [idiom] surely.
Word origin: a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4116 (מָהַר) through the idea of readiness in assent);
Extended definition
1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry
1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange
1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4117 is translated
- certainly to pay the bride-price ×1
- her ×1
Bible verses with H4117 (mâhar)
Mâhar appears in 1 verse.
- Exodus 22:16
And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.