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מִמְכֶּרֶת

𐤌𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤕

mimkereth

H4466 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מכר to sell, transfer ownership, trade

Definition

The act or instance of selling; a sale, transaction involving the transfer of property or persons in exchange for something, typically silver or other goods. Primarily denotes the process or occasion of a sale, especially in legal or contractual contexts in the Hebrew Bible. Can also refer to that which is sold, or the condition/state of being sold.

Semantic Range

sale (the act of selling), transaction or occasion of sale, the event or process of selling property, the state of being sold

Root / Etymology

From the root מ־כ־ר (מכר), meaning 'to sell'. The noun מִמְכֶּרֶת (mimkereth) is a feminine abstract or collective form. It relates directly to מִמְכָּר (mimkar, 'sale, thing sold'), but emphasizes the act or process of sale itself.

Historical & Contextual Notes

מִמְכֶּרֶת occurs infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, predominantly in legal contexts, particularly in Leviticus (e.g., Leviticus 25:30, 50) in laws concerning property sales, redemption of land, and the sale of persons (indentured servitude). The term denotes not only the event or rights associated with a transaction but often carries legal implications, such as the possibility of redemption or the stipulations governing such sales. In contrast to מִמְכָּר (thing sold, merchandise), מִמְכֶּרֶת focuses on the transaction as a process or event. English translations often render it simply as 'sale,' but may not always capture its technical or legal nuance in the Israelite system of property and kinship rights. Post-biblical usage narrows, and the term becomes rare in later Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of מִמְכָּר; a sale; [phrase] sold as.

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Root Family

מכר (m-k-r) — to sell, transfer ownership, trade

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4353 מָכִיר to Makir
H4354 מָכִירִי the Makirite clansman
H4376 מָכַר the one who sells
H4377 מֶכֶר sale
H4380 מְכֵרָה their marketplaces

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4466-01 מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת mimekeret HNcfsc as sale-of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4466-01 Leviticus 25:42 מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת mimekeret HNcfsc as sale-of
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