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māhah מָהַהּ ‘to delay’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently a denominative from מָה ‘what?’
Roots: מה מה מ מ מה

māhah v
1) (Hithpalpel) to linger, tarry, wait, delay

Mentioned in Genesis 19:16, 43:10 Exodus 12:39 Judges 19:8, 3:26 2 Samuel 15:28 Isaiah 29:9 Habakkuk 2:3 Psalms 119:60

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