סָחַר
çâchar · H5503 · Hebrew · 21 occurrences
Meanings
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to move about freely > to trade, to do business
An action of moving from place to place to carry out activities of commerce
ExamplesGenesis 34:10 “So you will live with us, and the land shall be open to you; live and trade in it and acquire property in it.”
Genesis 34:21 “These men are friendly to us; therefore let them live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. We will take their daughters in marriage, and give our daughters to them.
Genesis 42:34 ‘But bring your youngest brother to me so that I may know that you are not spies, but honest men. I will give your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.’”
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trader, merchant
A person who goes around with merchandies or wares to sell and/or trade
ExamplesGenesis 23:16 Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.
Genesis 37:28 Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him out and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. So they brought Joseph into Egypt.
1 Kings 10:28 Also Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue for a price.
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to throb, to beat fast, to pound
Process by which the heart beats faster than normal; associated with anxiety and fear
ExamplesPsalm 38:10 My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
How it’s used In 11 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- Not stated: you (more than one) 2
- כֹּהֵןpriest 1
- לֵבheart, mind 1
- נָבִיאprophet 1
- Not stated: they 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ךְyour 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֵלto, toward+ אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 1
- מִןfrom+ נָעוּרyouth 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
10 occurrences in 6 groups
- ךְyour 4
- מֶלֶךְking 2
- יָדhand, power 1
- צִידוֹןSidon 1
- תַּרְשִׁישׁberyl 1
- הּher 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- עָבַרto pass 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יָגַעto grow weary 1
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
What it doesIt is the subject
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- לָקַחto take, to receive 2
- מָלֵאto be full, to fill 1
- אָמַרto say 1
- שָׁרַקto hiss 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שַׂרcommander, chief, official 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- דַּמֶּשֶׂקDamascus 1
- הֵםthey, them 1
- אֲרָםAram 1
- תַּרְשִׁישׁberyl 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
- אֳנִיָּהship 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ἔμπορος émporos · G1713 · merchant, trader
- Greek ἔμπορος specifically denotes a merchant or tradesman engaged in commercial activity, directly corresponding to the merchant/trade semantic domain of Hebrew סָחַר.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Exchange002003002010
- The word describes trading or engaging in commerce, as Ephron is called a merchant and Abraham weighs out silver at the going merchant's rate (Genesis 23:16), tying the word to buying and selling transactions.
- Professions001001003009
- The word is used substantively for a merchant or trader by occupation, as Midianite traders pass by and purchase Joseph (Genesis 37:28), tying the word to this commercial profession.
- Impact002001001024
- The word shares its root with a homographic sense involving forceful physical action, an association broader than and distinct from the trading citations sampled here.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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