תִּסְחָֽרוּ
𐤕𐤎𐤇𐤓𐤅
çâchar
you shall trade
To engage in trading or commercial activity, especially by traveling from place to place as a merchant; to conduct or be occupied with commerce or the exchange of goods. In some intensive forms, the root can also mean to move rapidly or anxiously, as in panting or bustling about. The primary sense involves movement with the purpose of commerce but can extend to a general sense of bustling or wandering about, depending on context.
Genesis 42:34 · Word #20
Lexicon H5503
| Lemma | סָחַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤇𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çâchar |
| Strong's | H5503 |
| Definition | To engage in trading or commercial activity, especially by traveling from place to place as a merchant; to conduct or be occupied with commerce or the exchange of goods. In some intensive forms, the root can also mean to move rapidly or anxiously, as in panting or bustling about. The primary sense involves movement with the purpose of commerce but can extend to a general sense of bustling or wandering about, depending on context. |
Morphology HVqi2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you shall trade |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5503-10
you will travel for trade
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural expresses a simple active action performed by a group addressed as "you." "Travel for trade" preserves the root sense of moving about with commercial purpose inherent in סחר. |
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