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מְחִיר

Price , payment , wages

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מְחִירH4242
Pronunciationmĕḥiyr

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

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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

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 price2×Daniel 11:39, Micah 3:11
-1×Deuteronomy 23:18
a price1×2 Samuel 24:24
at a price1×Lamentations 5:4
charge1×Jeremiah 15:13
cost1×Isaiah 55:1
for payment1×Isaiah 45:13
from their sale1×Psalms 44:12
have money1×Proverbs 17:16
its price1×Job 28:15
value1×1 Kings 21:2
with the price1×Proverbs 27:26
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 23:18וּמְחִ֣ירto-Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 24:24בִּמְחִ֔ירtoa pricePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 10:28בִּמְחִֽיר׃to. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 21:2מְחִ֥ירtovalueNoun - masculine singular construct2 Chronicles 1:16בִּמְחִֽיר׃to. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularJob 28:15מְחִירָֽהּ׃toits priceNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularPsalms 44:12בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃tofrom their salePreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralProverbs 17:16מְחִ֣ירtohave moneyNoun - masculine singularProverbs 27:26וּמְחִ֥ירtowith the priceConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 45:13בִמְחִיר֙tofor paymentPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 23:18
Aligned rows15
Books represented12
Deuteronomy12 Samuel11 Kings22 Chronicles1Job1Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah2Jeremiah1Lamentations1Daniel1Micah1
Source forms
בִּמְחִֽיר׃3xbim·ḥîr1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16, Daniel 11:39
בִמְחִיר֙1xḇim·ḥîrIsaiah 45:13
בִמְחִ֑יר1xḇim·ḥîrJeremiah 15:13
בִּמְחִ֔יר1xbim·ḥîr2 Samuel 24:24
בִּמְחִ֥יר1xbim·ḥîrLamentations 5:4
בִּמְחִ֣יר1xbim·ḥîrMicah 3:11
בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃1xbim·ḥî·rê·hemPsalms 44:12
וּמְחִ֣יר1xū·mə·ḥîrDeuteronomy 23:18
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular8x2 Samuel 24:24, 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16, Isaiah 45:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct2xDeuteronomy 23:18, Proverbs 27:26
Noun - masculine singular2xProverbs 17:16, Isaiah 55:1
Noun - masculine singular construct1x1 Kings 21:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xJob 28:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 44:12
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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