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Lexicon :: Strong's H5503 - sāḥar

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סָחַר
Transliteration
sāḥar
Pronunciation
saw-khar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1486

Strong’s Definitions

סָחַר çâchar, saw-khar'; a primitive root; to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate:—go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H5503 in the following manner: merchant (14x), trade (2x), about (1x), merchantmen (with H582) (1x), panteth (1x), traffick (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H5503 in the following manner: merchant (14x), trade (2x), about (1x), merchantmen (with H582) (1x), panteth (1x), traffick (1x).

  1. to go around, go about, travel about in, go about in trade

    1. (Qal)

      1. to go about to and fro (in business)

      2. trader, trafficker (participle)

    2. (Pilpel) to palpitate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָחַר çâchar, saw-khar'; a primitive root; to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate:—go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.
STRONGS H5503: Abbreviations
† [סָחַר] verb go around, about, travel about in (Late Hebrew id., go about as merchant, pedlar, perhaps denominative from סוֺחֵר (Jastr); **Targum סְחַר, אֵסְחַר go about, סְחוֺר = Hebrew סָבִיב. Syriac bdb069508 go about as beggar, be beggar PS2593 (rate), especially Christian-Palestinian Aramaic see SchwIdioticon 61f.; Assyrian saḫâru, turn, surround, Tel Amarna return WklTA Glossary; Targum surround (often), and derivatives; Arabic bdb069509 is mock at, deride); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural סָֽחֲרוּ Jeremiah 14:18; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִסְחֲרוּ Genesis 34:21; 2nd person masculine plural תִּסְחָ֑רוּ Genesis 42:34; Imperative masculine plural suffix סְחָרוּהָ Genesis 34:10; Perfect סֹחֵר Genesis 23:16, סוֺחֵר Proverbs 31:14; construct סֹחֵר Isaiah 23:2; feminine singular suffix סֹחַרְתֵךְ Ezekiel 27:12, 16, 18 + סֹחֲרֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 27:15 (see below); masculine plural סֹחֲרִים Genesis 37:28 + 2 times; construct סֹחֲרֵי 1 Kings 10:28 + 3 times; suffix סֹחֲרַיִךְ Isaiah 47:15, רָ֑יִךְ- Ezekiel 27:21, רֶיהַ- Isaiah 23:8; —
1. go about, to and fro (i.e. go about one's affairs, carry on one's business) in, with accusative אֶרֶץ Genesis 42:34 (E), Genesis 34:10, 21 (P); with אֶלאֶֿרֶץ Jeremiah 14:18, but dubious, Greek Version of the LXX Gf Hi Or CoHpt RothstKau journey unto a land which they have not known.
2. Participle = substantive a trafficker, trader (who goes about with wares, etc.) Genesis 23:16 (P), Genesis 37:28 (E), Isaiah 23:2, 8; Isaiah 47:15; 1 Kings 10:28 2 Chronicles 1:16; Ezekiel 27:21 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 27:36; Ezekiel 38:13; + תָּרִים 2 Chronicles 9:14; feminine, of a city or country, Ezekiel 27:12, 16, 18; also in Ezekiel 27:15 read סֹחֲרֹתַיִךְ for MT (ידך) סְחֹרַת Sm Co Berthol Toy.
Pilp. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר Psalm 38:11 (Ges§ 55e) my heart palpittes (+ עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

23:16; 23:16; 34:10; 34:10; 34:21; 34:21; 37:28; 37:28; 42:34; 42:34

1 Kings

10:28; 10:28

2 Chronicles

1:16; 9:14

Psalms

38:11

Proverbs

31:14

Isaiah

23:2; 23:2; 23:8; 23:8; 47:15; 47:15

Jeremiah

14:18; 14:18

Ezekiel

27:12; 27:12; 27:15; 27:15; 27:16; 27:16; 27:18; 27:18; 27:21; 27:21; 27:36; 38:13

H5503

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Strong's Number H5503 matches the Hebrew סָחַר (sāḥar),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:16 - And Abraham hearkeneth unto Ephron, and Abraham weigheth to Ephron the silver which he hath spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:10 - and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:21 - 'These men are peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade in it; and the land, lo, is wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:28 - And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:34 - and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - And the outgoing of the horses that king Solomon hath is from Egypt, and from Keveh; merchants of the king take from Keveh at a price;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:16 - And the source of the horses that are to Solomon is from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:14 - apart from what the tourists, and the merchants, are bringing in; and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land, are bringing in gold and silver to Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 - My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8 - Who hath counselled this against Tyre, The crowning one, whose traders are princes, Her merchants the honoured of earth?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:15 - So have they been to thee with whom thou hast laboured, Thy merchants from thy youth, Each to his passage they have wandered, Thy saviour is not!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:18 - If I have gone forth to the field, Then, lo, the pierced of the sword! And if I have entered the city, Then, lo, the diseased of famine! For both prophet and priest have gone up and down Unto a land that they knew not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12 - Tarshish is thy merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For silver, iron, tin, and lead, They have given out thy remnants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:16 - Aram is thy merchant, Because of the abundance of thy works, For emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate, They have given out thy remnants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:18 - Damascus is thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:21 - Arabia, and all princes of Kedar, They are the traders of thy hand, For lambs, and rams, and he-goats, In these thy merchants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:36 - Merchants among the peoples have shrieked for thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not -- to the age!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - Sheba, and Dedan, and merchants of Tarshish, And all its young lions say to thee: To take a spoil art thou come in? To take a prey assembled thine assembly? To bear away silver and gold? To take away cattle and substance? To take a great spoil?
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