What does מְחִיר (mĕḥiyr) mean in the Bible?
מְחִיר (mĕḥiyr): Value assigned to goods or labor through exchange; foundational to covenant economics and moral justice
Hebrew · H4242
מְחִיר
Price , payment , wages
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מְחִיר H4242
Pronunciation mĕḥiyr
What does מְחִיר (mĕḥiyr) mean in the Bible?
מְחִיר (mĕḥiyr): Value assigned to goods or labor through exchange; foundational to covenant economics and moral justice
Full entry for מְחִיר (H4242) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H4242?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), for a price (2), - (1), a price (1), at a price (1).
Where does מְחִיר (mĕḥiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 23:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 2× 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16
for a price 2× Daniel 11:39, Micah 3:11
- 1× Deuteronomy 23:18
a price 1× 2 Samuel 24:24
at a price 1× Lamentations 5:4
charge 1× Jeremiah 15:13
cost 1× Isaiah 55:1
for payment 1× Isaiah 45:13
from their sale 1× Psalms 44:12
have money 1× Proverbs 17:16
its price 1× Job 28:15
value 1× 1 Kings 21:2
with the price 1× Proverbs 27:26
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 23:18 וּמְחִ֣יר to - Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 24:24 בִּמְחִ֔יר to a price Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 10:28 בִּמְחִֽיר׃ to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 21:2 מְחִ֥יר to value Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 1:16 בִּמְחִֽיר׃ to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Job 28:15 מְחִירָֽהּ׃ to its price Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 44:12 בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃ to from their sale Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Proverbs 17:16 מְחִ֣יר to have money Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 27:26 וּמְחִ֥יר to with the price Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 45:13 בִמְחִיר֙ to for payment Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 23:18
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 12
Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Daniel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בִּמְחִֽיר׃ 3x bim·ḥîr 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16, Daniel 11:39
בִמְחִיר֙ 1x ḇim·ḥîr Isaiah 45:13
בִמְחִ֑יר 1x ḇim·ḥîr Jeremiah 15:13
בִּמְחִ֔יר 1x bim·ḥîr 2 Samuel 24:24
בִּמְחִ֥יר 1x bim·ḥîr Lamentations 5:4
בִּמְחִ֣יר 1x bim·ḥîr Micah 3:11
בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃ 1x bim·ḥî·rê·hem Psalms 44:12
וּמְחִ֣יר 1x ū·mə·ḥîr Deuteronomy 23:18
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 8x 2 Samuel 24:24, 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16, Isaiah 45:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 23:18, Proverbs 27:26
Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 17:16, Isaiah 55:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 1 Kings 21:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Job 28:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 44:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Value assigned to goods or labor through exchange; foundational to covenant economics and moral justice
Source Gloss
price , payment , wages
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Value assigned to goods or labor through exchange; foundational to covenant economics and moral justice
price, payment, wages BDB: price Usage: gain, hire, price, sold, worth.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
The cost or payment required for acquiring wisdom or understanding
The value or worth of goods, specifically wool and lambs as economic commodities
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain