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.

H5503

Genesis 42:34 · Word #20

Lexicon H5503

Lemmaסָחַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤎𐤇𐤓
Transliterationçâchar
Strong'sH5503
DefinitionTo 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

Phraseyou shall trade

SIBI-P1 Translation H5503-10

you will travel for trade

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe 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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