Strong's Concordance
Original word: מָהַהּ
Transliteration: mahah
Definition (short): delay
Definition (full): to question, hesitate, to be reluctant
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to linger, tarry
NASB Translation: delay (2), delayed (2), delaying (1), hesitated (1), tarries (1), wait (2).
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References
KJV:
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
NASB:
But he hesitated. So the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the LORD was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city.
KJV:
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
NASB:
"For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice."
KJV:
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
NASB:
They baked the dough which they had brought out of Egypt into cakes of unleavened bread. For it had not become leavened, since they were driven out of Egypt and could not delay, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
KJV:
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
NASB:
Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
KJV:
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
NASB:
On the fifth day he arose to go early in the morning, and the girl's father said, "Please sustain yourself, and wait until afternoon"; so both of them ate.