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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 - So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:10 - And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:21 - “These men are our friends,” they said. “Let’s invite them to live here among us and trade freely. Look, the land is large enough to hold them. We can take their daughters as wives and let them marry ours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:28 - So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces[fn] of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:34 - But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. Then I will know you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give you back your brother, and you may trade freely in the land.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt[fn] and from Cilicia[fn]; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:16 - Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt[fn] and from Cilicia[fn]; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:14 - This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the provinces also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 - My heart beats wildly, my strength fails,
and I am going blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She is like a merchant’s ship,
bringing her food from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Mourn in silence, you people of the coast
and you merchants of Sidon.
Your traders crossed the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8 - Who has brought this disaster on Tyre,
that great creator of kingdoms?
Her traders were all princes,
her merchants were nobles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:15 - And all your friends,
those with whom you’ve done business since childhood,
will go their own ways,
turning a deaf ear to your cries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:18 - If I go out into the fields,
I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.
If I walk the city streets,
I see people who have died of starvation.
The prophets and priests continue with their work,
but they don’t know what they’re doing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12 - “Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:16 - “Syria[fn] sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:18 - “Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:21 - The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:36 - The merchants among the nations
shake their heads at the sight of you,[fn]
for you have come to a horrible end
and will exist no more.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?’
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