What does סַחַר (seḥar) mean in the Bible?
סַחַר (seḥar): Profit gained through commercial exchange; emphasizes the material gain from active trading rather than passive accumulation
Hebrew · H5504
סַחַר
Profit (from trade)
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סַחַר H5504
Pronunciation seḥar
What does סַחַר (seḥar) mean in the Bible?
סַחַר (seḥar): Profit gained through commercial exchange; emphasizes the material gain from active trading rather than passive accumulation
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5504?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and the merchandise (1), her gain (1), profit (1), profitable (1).
Where does סַחַר (seḥar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 3:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Proverbs (3).
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 . . . 1× Proverbs 3:14
and the merchandise 1× Isaiah 45:14
her gain 1× Proverbs 31:18
profit 1× Isaiah 23:18
profitable 1× Proverbs 3:14
the merchant 1× Isaiah 23:3
Yet her profits 1× Isaiah 23:18
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 3:14 סַ֭חְרָהּ to profitable Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Proverbs 3:14 מִסְּחַר־ to . . . Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 31:18 סַחְרָ֑הּ to her gain Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 23:3 סְחַ֥ר to the merchant Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 23:18 סַחְרָ֜הּ to Yet her profits Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 23:18 סַחְרָ֔הּ to profit Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 45:14 וּֽסְחַר־ to and the merchandise Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 3:14
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 2
Proverbs 3 Isaiah 4
Source forms
וּֽסְחַר־ 1x ū·sə·ḥar- Isaiah 45:14
מִסְּחַר־ 1x mis·sə·ḥar- Proverbs 3:14
סְחַ֥ר 1x sə·ḥar Isaiah 23:3
סַ֭חְרָהּ 1x saḥ·rāh Proverbs 3:14
סַחְרָ֑הּ 1x saḥ·rāh Proverbs 31:18
סַחְרָ֜הּ 1x saḥ·rāh Isaiah 23:18
סַחְרָ֔הּ 1x saḥ·rāh Isaiah 23:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 4x Proverbs 3:14, Proverbs 31:18, Isaiah 23:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 45:14
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 23:3
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 3:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Profit gained through commercial exchange; emphasizes the material gain from active trading rather than passive accumulation
Source Gloss
profit (from trade)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Profit gained through commercial exchange; emphasizes the material gain from active trading rather than passive accumulation
profit (from trade) BDB: traffic Usage: merchandise.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Trade or commercial gain.
Trade profit or commercial revenue.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
סַחַר is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Tyre’s identity as marketplace of nations becomes the context of her downfall. Isaiah 23:1-7
Economic activity is shown as subject to divine redirection. Isaiah 23:15-18
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