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ḥāfaz חָפַז ‘to hurry’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ḥāfaz v
1) to hurry, flee, hasten, fear, be terrified
 1a) (Qal) to be in a hurry, be alarmed
 1b) (Niphal) to be in a hurry

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 20:3 1 Samuel 23:26 2 Samuel 4:4 2 Kings 7:15 Psalms 116:11, 31:23, 48:6, 104:7 Job 40:23

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