To pay brideprice
מָהַרStrong’s H4117mahar (ma-har)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Mahar is the Hebrew word usually translated “certainly” and “pay bride-price for her”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”
Meaning
- To obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry(Qal) to obtain in exchange
How it's translated
- certainly 1
- he will pay bride-price for her 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מָהַר mahar · to pay brideprice
1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry 1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “certainly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CERTAINLY, adverb
- Without doubt or question; in truth and fact.“CERTAINLY this was a righteous man” Luke 23:47
- Without failure.“He said, I will certainly return to thee” Genesis 18:10
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.