Hebrew · H4376, G4097 · unreviewed

Makar

To sell , literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender ) · to sell

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מָכַר H4376 to sell , literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender )

Pronunciation mākar

Ranges from commercial transaction to coercive surrender; sold persons (daughters, slaves) emphasize vulnerability and loss of agency.

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πιπράσκω G4097 to sell

Pronunciation pipráskō

Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.

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What does makar (makar) mean in the Bible?

מָכַר · πιπράσκω is a Hebrew word meaning "to sell, give over, transfer ownership".

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Meaning

to sell, give over, transfer ownership

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 12×

Imperfect Deut 15:12 · Jer 34:14 · Lev 25:34 · Lev 27:28 · Lev 25:23 · Lev 25:42 6×

Perfect Esth 7:4 · Isa 50:1 · Isa 52:3 · Lev 25:48 · Ps 105:17 6×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 24×

Perfect Gen 37:36 · Gen 47:20 · Gen 47:22 · Joel 4:3 · Gen 45:4 · Gen 45:5 · Joel 4:6 · Joel 4:7 · Lev 25:27 · Lev 27:20 · Isa 50:1 · Ruth 4:3 12×

Imperfect Exod 21:7 · Judg 4:9 · Lev 25:15 · Lev 25:29 · Lev 25:14 · Neh 5:8 · Ezek 48:14 · Ps 44:13 8×

Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 4:7 1×

Infinitive absolute Deut 14:21 1×

Participle active Lev 25:16 1×

Jussive Prov 23:23 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×

Perfect 1Kgs 21:25 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 37 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 19 Imperfect 15 Imperative 1 Infinitive absolute 1 Participle 1

Stem

Qal 24 Niphal 12 Hithpael 1

Mood

Indicative 19 Indicative/jussive 14 Imperative 1 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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.

Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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