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Lexicon :: Strong's H4242 - mᵊḥîr

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מְחִיר
Transliteration
mᵊḥîr
Pronunciation
mekk-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to buy
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1185c

Strong’s Definitions

מְחִיר mᵉchîyr, mekk-eer'; from an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages:—gain, hire, price, sold, worth.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H4242 in the following manner: price (11x), worth (1x), sold (1x), gain (1x), hire (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H4242 in the following manner: price (11x), worth (1x), sold (1x), gain (1x), hire (1x).
  1. price, hire

    1. price

    2. hire, reward, gain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְחִיר mᵉchîyr, mekk-eer'; from an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages:—gain, hire, price, sold, worth.
STRONGS H4242: Abbreviations
† I. מְחִיר noun masculine price, hire (as that which is placed in front of one, presented, offered; Assyrian maḫîru, price; maḫirânu, buyer, DlHWB 404, Prol. 94); — מ׳ absolute Micah 3:11 + 9 times; construct Deuteronomy 23:19 + 2 times; suffix מְחִירָהּ Job 28:15; plural suffix מְחִירֵיהֶם Psalm 44:13; —
1. price, often בִּמְחִיר for a price; in trade 2 Samuel 24:24; 1 Kings 10:28; 2 Chronicles 1:16; compare Lamentations 5:4 (|| כֶּסֶף), also (no בְּ) 1 Kings 21:2 and שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִים מ׳ Proverbs 27:26; of wisdom Job 28:15 (|| סְגוֺר כֶּסֶף) compare Proverbs 17:16 (no בְּ); figurative בְּלוֺאבֶֿסֶף וּבְלוֺא מ׳ Isaiah 55:1 in purchase of blessings from י׳; of price of people, figurative Psalm 44:13, compare Jeremiah 15:13.
2. hire, כֶּלֶב מ׳ (i.e. of male prostitute) Deuteronomy 23:19 (|| אֶתְנַן זוֺנָה) see Di Dr; of venal priests Micah 3:11 (|| שֹׁחַד); = reward, gain, denied of Cyrus Isaiah 45:13 (|| id.); affirmed of Ant. Epiph. Daniel 11:39.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

23:19; 23:19

2 Samuel

24:24

1 Kings

10:28; 21:2

2 Chronicles

1:16

Job

28:15; 28:15

Psalms

44:13; 44:13

Proverbs

17:16; 27:26

Isaiah

45:13; 55:1

Jeremiah

15:13

Lamentations

5:4

Daniel

11:39

Micah

3:11; 3:11

H4242

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4242 matches the Hebrew מְחִיר (mᵊḥîr),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - non offeres mercedem prostibuli nec pretium canis in domum Domini Dei tui quicquid illud est quod voverint quia abominatio est utrumque apud Dominum Deum tuum
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:24 - cui respondens rex ait nequaquam ut vis sed emam pretio a te et non offeram Domino Deo meo holocausta gratuita emit ergo David aream et boves argenti siclis quinquaginta
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - et educebantur equi Salomoni de Aegypto et de Coa negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa et statuto pretio perducebant
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - locutus est ergo Ahab ad Naboth dicens da mihi vineam tuam ut faciam mihi hortum holerum quia vicina est et prope domum meam daboque tibi pro ea vineam meliorem aut si tibi commodius putas argenti pretium quanto digna est
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:16 - adducebantur autem ei et equi de Aegypto et de Coa a negotiatoribus regis qui ibant et coemebant pretio
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:15 - non dabitur aurum obrizum pro ea nec adpendetur argentum in commutatione eius
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:12 - [Vulgate 43:12] dedisti nos quasi gregem ad vorandum et in gentibus dispersisti nos
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 - quid prodest habere divitias stultum cum sapientiam emere non possit
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:26 - agni ad vestimentum tuum et hedi agri pretium
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - ego suscitavi eum ad iustitiam et omnes vias eius dirigam ipse aedificabit civitatem meam et captivitatem meam dimittet non in pretio neque in muneribus dicit Dominus Deus exercituum
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 - o omnes sitientes venite ad aquas et qui non habetis argentum properate emite et comedite venite emite absque argento et absque ulla commutatione vinum et lac
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:13 - divitias tuas et thesauros tuos in direptionem dabo gratis in omnibus peccatis tuis et in omnibus terminis tuis
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:4 - aquam nostram pecunia bibimus ligna nostra pretio conparavimus
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - Et faciet ut muniat Maozim cum Deo alieno, quem cognovit, et multiplicabit gloriam, et dabit eis potestatem in multis, et terram dividet gratuito.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - principes eius in muneribus iudicabant et sacerdotes eius in mercede docebant et prophetae eius in pecunia divinabant et super Dominum requiescebant dicentes numquid non Dominus in medio nostrum non venient super nos mala
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