בִּ/מְחִֽיר
𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓
bimechir
for a price
from an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages; gain, hire, price, sold, worth.
H4242
Daniel 11:39 · Word #16
Lexicon H4242
| Lemma | מְחִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | mᵉchîyr |
| Strong's | H4242 |
| In-context | for a price |
Morphology HR/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4242-01
at a purchase-price
| Root | מכר (m-k-r) |
| Core Meanings | selling, trading, exchange, transfer for payment |
| Semantic Range | price, payment, hire, wages, compensation, exchange-value, gain from sale |
| Conceptual Significance | מְחִיר reflects the economic reality of exchange and valuation in Israelite society. It can carry moral weight when associated with unjust gain, bribery, or the commodifying of what should not be sold, highlighting tensions between covenantal faithfulness and material profit. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("at, in, by") prefixed to a masculine singular absolute noun (מְחִיר). No pronominal suffix; singular form retained. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מְחִיר derives from the root מכר (to sell, trade), denoting the price set in an act of exchange. The prefixed preposition ב ("at/in") with a masculine singular absolute noun yields the sense "at a purchase-price," preserving both the commercial root idea and the singular form indicated by the morphology (HR/Ncmsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מכר (selling, trading, exchange, transfer for payment)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
|
hamekherati | the Sale-place man |
H4376-01 |
hamokher | the selling-one |
H4376-02 |
hitemakerekha | you have sold yourself |
H4353-01 |
lemakhir | to Makir (“Seller” or “Trader”) |
H4376-03 |
limekor | to hand over for sale |
H4376-04 |
makhar | he has sold |
H4376-05 |
makheru | they sold |
H4353-02 |
makhir | Seller (masculine personal name) |
H4242-02 |
mechir | purchase-price |
H4242-03 |
mechirah | her sale-price |
H4376-06 |
mekharetem | you men sold |
H4376-07 |
mikherah | you sold her; her sale-price |
H4376-08 |
mikheram | their sale-price |
H4376-09 |
mikheri | Sell! (you woman) / Mikri (“Seller” as a proper name) |
H4465-01 |
mimekar | a selling |
H4465-02 |
mimekaro | his selling |
H4376-10 |
nimekar | he has been sold |
H4376-11 |
nimekarenu | we have been sold over |
H4376-12 |
nimekaretem | you men were sold over |
H4376-13 |
timekeru | you men will sell |
H4376-14 |
timekor | you will sell |
H4376-15 |
umakhar | and he sold |
H4376-16 |
umakhareti | and I sold |
H4353-03 |
umakhir | and Makir (Seller) |
H4376-17 |
umekharo | and he sold him over |
H4376-18 |
vayimekerem | and he sold them |
H4376-19 |
vayimekeru | and they sold |
H4376-20 |
vayimekor | and he handed over for sale |
H4376-21 |
venimekar | and he was sold over |
H4242-05 |
vimechir | for a purchase-price |
H4376-22 |
yimakher | he will be sold |
|
yimakheru | they will be sold over |
H4376-23 |
yimekeru | they will sell away |
H4376-24 |
yimekor | he will sell |
Word Usage (15 occurrences of H4242)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 23:19 | וּ/מְחִ֣יר | umechir | or-price-of |
| 2 Samuel 24:24 | בִּ/מְחִ֔יר | bimechir | for a price |
| 1 Kings 10:28 | בִּ/מְחִֽיר | bimechir | at a price |