This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
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מָהִיר
H4106 · mâhîyr · maw-here' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
quick; hence, skilful
KJV usage
diligent, hasty, ready.
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Mapped occurrences
<<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.>> My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.