סַ֭חְרָ/הּ — Proverbs 3:14 Hebrew Word Study

סַ֭חְרָ/הּ

𐤎𐤇𐤓/𐤄

sacherah

merchandise-of-it

from סָחַר; profit (from trade); merchandise.

Proverbs 3:14 · Word #3

Lexicon `H5504`

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	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

her trade-profit

Root	סחר (s-ḥ-r)
Core Meanings	circling, traveling about, trading, commerce, profit from trade
Semantic Range	merchandise, commercial goods, trade revenue, profit from commerce, mercantile gain
Conceptual Significance	Often used in prophetic texts concerning trading cities (e.g., Tyre), the term highlights the wealth generated through commerce and can symbolize economic power, international exchange, or material gain set in contrast—or consecration—to YHWH.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in construct state (סַחַר) with 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix (־הּ), yielding "her …"; the construct form links the noun to its possessive suffix.
Rendering Rationale	The noun derives from the root סחר, "to travel about for trade" or "to engage in commerce," and denotes the profit or gain produced by trading. The form is masculine singular construct with a 3rd feminine singular suffix, so "her trade-profit" preserves both the singular sense of the noun and the feminine possessive ("her").

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5503-01`	lasocher	to the going-about trader
`H5505-01`	misechar	from trade-gain of
`H5503-02`	sacharu	they have gone about trading
`H5505-02`	sechar	trade-gain of
`H5503-03`	secharechar	he circles about in agitation
`H5506-01`	sechorat	trade-goods of
`H5503-04`	socharayikhe	your roaming traders
`H5503-05`	socharetekhe	she traded with you (fem.)
`H5503-06`	socharey	merchant-men of
`H5503-07`	sochareyh	her circuit-trading merchants
`H5503-08`	socharim	traveling merchant-men
`H5503-09`	socher	a going-about trader
`H5503-10`	tisecharu	you men will go about trading
`H4536-01`	umisechar	and trade-of
`H5505-03`	usechar	and trade-gain of
`H5503-11`	usecharuha	and you (masculine plural) traded her about
`H5503-12`	vehasocharim	and the going-about merchant-men
`H5508-01`	vesocharet	and a surrounding-tile
`H5503-13`	vesocharey	and the going-about merchant-men of
`H5507-01`	vesocherah	and a surrounding-shield
`H5503-14`	veyisecharu	and they will go about as traders

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Isaiah 23:18	סַחְרָ֜/הּ	sacherah	her merchandise
Isaiah 23:18	סַחְרָ֔/הּ	sacherah-2	her merchandise
Proverbs 3:14	סַ֭חְרָ/הּ	sacherah	merchandise-of-it
Proverbs 31:18	סַחְרָ֑/הּ	sacherah	her merchandise