מְכָר֑/וֹ

𐤌𐤊𐤓/𐤅

mekharo

sells-it

a primitive root; to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender); [idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).

H4376

Exodus 21:37 · Word #9

Lexicon H4376

Lemmaמָכַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤊𐤓
Transliterationmâkar
Strong'sH4376
In-contextsells-it

Morphology HVqp3ms/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H4376-18

he has sold him

Morphological NotesQal perfect 3rd masculine singular verb with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (object). The suffix indicates the one sold is masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form indicates a completed action by a male subject (“he has sold”), and the 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix specifies a masculine singular object (“him”). The rendering preserves the root sense of transferring or handing over in a commercial or surrendering sense.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מכר (to sell, to hand over, to transfer ownership, to surrender)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4242-01 bimechir at a purchase-price
H4242-02 bimechireyhem by their purchase-prices
H4354-01 hamakhiri the Sell-descendant

Word Usage (80 occurrences of H4376)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 25:31 מִכְרָ֥/ה mikherah sell
Genesis 25:33 וַ/יִּמְכֹּ֥ר vayimekor and he sold
Genesis 31:15 מְכָרָ֑/נוּ mekharanu he has sold us