Mechir מְחִיר
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| מְחִיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mechir |
| Strong's number | H4242 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | price |
| Occurrences | 15 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (2) |
Mechir (Hebrew מְחִיר, Strong's H4242) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “price”. It occurs 15 times in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) price, hire
1a) price
1b) hire, reward, gain
1a) price
1b) hire, reward, gain
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | price (11), worth (1), gain (1), hire (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | price (5), value (1), its price (1), their sale (1), have money (1), payment (1), cost (1), charge (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mechir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 23:18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 24:24And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
- 1 Kings 21:2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 1:16And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
Job
- Job 28:15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
Psalms
- Psalm 44:12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- Proverbs 27:26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 45:13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
- Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 15:13Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 5:4We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.
Daniel
- Daniel 11:39Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
Micah
- Micah 3:11The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).