Hebrew · H4242, G694 · unreviewed

מְחִיר

Price , payment , wages · money

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מְחִיר H4242 price , payment , wages
Pronunciation mĕḥiyr
Value assigned to goods or labor through exchange; foundational to covenant economics and moral justice
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ἀργύριον G694 money
Pronunciation argýrion
Silver or money, but often specifically a coin unit—not generic wealth but tangible currency.
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What does מְחִיר (mekhir) mean in the Bible?

מְחִיר · ἀργύριον is a Hebrew word meaning "price, payment, cost".

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Meaning

price, payment, cost
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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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