מַהֵר
From LSJ
ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
from מָהַר; properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry: hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.