Mekher מֶ֫כֶר
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| מֶ֫כֶר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mekher |
| Strong's number | H4377 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | merchandise |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (1) |
Mekher (Hebrew מֶ֫כֶר, Strong's H4377) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “merchandise”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
merchandise, value, price
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ware (1), price (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | it (1), merchandise (1), more precious (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mekher, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 20:19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 13:16There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 31:10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
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).