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סַחַר

𐤎𐤇𐤓

çachar

H5504 noun

SILEX Entry

Root סחר to go around, travel about, trade

Definition

Commodity exchanged through trade; goods bought and sold, particularly in the context of commercial exchange. Also denotes profit realized through such activity. In some contexts, may refer narrowly to merchandise, while in others it indicates broader commerce or earnings from trade.

Semantic Range

merchandise, wares, goods for trade, commerce, profit from trade, commercial gain

Root / Etymology

From the root סחר, meaning 'to go around, travel about, trade.'סַחַר (sachar) is a noun form derived from this root, originally referring to the products obtained through the process of trading or the act of commercial exchange itself.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, סַחַר typically refers to merchandise or wares involved in trading activity, especially via caravan or long-distance trade routes, often with non-Israelite peoples. For example, in Ezekiel's oracles against Tyre (Ezekiel 27), סַחַר is used in the context of Tyre's extensive international trade network and the wealth accumulated thereby. While sometimes sketched as 'profit' or 'merchandise,' the term encompasses both tangible goods (wares) and, by metonymy, the economic outcome or gain from trading. It is distinct from מִקְנֶה (miqneh, 'acquisition, property'), which often refers to livestock or wealth in general, as סַחַר has a commercial-trade nuance. English translations often render it as 'merchandise' or 'gain,' but these glosses can obscure the specific commercial and trade-based dimension of the term. In later rabbinic Hebrew, the root and related noun forms continue to mean commerce and trading goods, showing semantic continuity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from סָחַר; profit (from trade); merchandise.

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Root Family

סחר (s-ḥ-r) — go around, travel about, trade

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4536 מִסְחָר and trade-of
H5503 סָחַר the trading-one
H5505 סָחַר trade-of
H5506 סְחֹרָה merchandise of
H5507 סֹחֵרָה encircling shield

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5504-01 סַחְרָ֜/הּ sacherah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her merchandise her trade-gain 4

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5504-01 Isaiah 23:18 סַחְרָ֜/הּ sacherah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her merchandise her trade-gain
H5504-01 Isaiah 23:18 סַחְרָ֔/הּ sacherah-2 HNcmsc/Sp3fs her merchandise her trade-gain
H5504-01 Proverbs 3:14 סַ֭חְרָ/הּ sacherah HNcmsc/Sp3fs merchandise-of-it her trade-gain
H5504-01 Proverbs 31:18 סַחְרָ֑/הּ sacherah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her merchandise her trade-gain
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