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Lexicon :: Strong's H4242 - mᵊḥîr

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מְחִיר
Transliteration
mᵊḥîr
Pronunciation
mekk-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to buy
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1185c

Strong’s Definitions

מְחִיר mᵉchîyr, mekk-eer'; from an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages:—gain, hire, price, sold, worth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H4242 in the following manner: price (11x), worth (1x), sold (1x), gain (1x), hire (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H4242 in the following manner: price (11x), worth (1x), sold (1x), gain (1x), hire (1x).

  1. price, hire

    1. price

    2. hire, reward, gain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְחִיר mᵉchîyr, mekk-eer'; from an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages:—gain, hire, price, sold, worth.
STRONGS H4242: Abbreviations
† I. מְחִיר noun masculine price, hire (as that which is placed in front of one, presented, offered; Assyrian maḫîru, price; maḫirânu, buyer, DlHWB 404, Prol. 94); — מ׳ absolute Micah 3:11 + 9 times; construct Deuteronomy 23:19 + 2 times; suffix מְחִירָהּ Job 28:15; plural suffix מְחִירֵיהֶם Psalm 44:13; —
1. price, often בִּמְחִיר for a price; in trade 2 Samuel 24:24; 1 Kings 10:28; 2 Chronicles 1:16; compare Lamentations 5:4 (|| כֶּסֶף), also (no בְּ) 1 Kings 21:2 and שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִים מ׳ Proverbs 27:26; of wisdom Job 28:15 (|| סְגוֺר כֶּסֶף) compare Proverbs 17:16 (no בְּ); figurative בְּלוֺאבֶֿסֶף וּבְלוֺא מ׳ Isaiah 55:1 in purchase of blessings from י׳; of price of people, figurative Psalm 44:13, compare Jeremiah 15:13.
2. hire, כֶּלֶב מ׳ (i.e. of male prostitute) Deuteronomy 23:19 (|| אֶתְנַן זוֺנָה) see Di Dr; of venal priests Micah 3:11 (|| שֹׁחַד); = reward, gain, denied of Cyrus Isaiah 45:13 (|| id.); affirmed of Ant. Epiph. Daniel 11:39.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

23:19; 23:19

2 Samuel

24:24

1 Kings

10:28; 21:2

2 Chronicles

1:16

Job

28:15; 28:15

Psalms

44:13; 44:13

Proverbs

17:16; 27:26

Isaiah

45:13; 55:1

Jeremiah

15:13

Lamentations

5:4

Daniel

11:39

Micah

3:11; 3:11

H4242

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4242 matches the Hebrew מְחִיר (mᵊḥîr),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - “You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages H4242 of a [fn]dog into the house of Yahweh your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:24 - However, the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price H4242, for I will not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh my God [fn]which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty [fn]shekels of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue; the king’s merchants procured them from Kue for a price H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard than it in its place; if it is good in your sight, I will give you the price H4242 of [fn]it in money.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:16 - Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s merchants procured them from Kue for a price H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:15 -

“Pure gold cannot be given in place of it,

Nor can silver be weighed as its price H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:12 -

You sell Your people [fn]for no amount,

And You have not [fn]profited from their price H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 -

Why is there a price H4242 in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom,

When [fn]he has no heart of wisdom?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:26 -

The lambs will be for your clothing,

And the goats will bring the price H4242 of a field,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 -

“I have awakened him in righteousness,

And I will make all his ways smooth;

He will build My city and will let My exiles go,

Without any payment H4242 or reward,” says Yahweh of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 -

“Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters;

And you who have no [fn]money come, buy and eat.

Come, buy wine and milk

Without money and without cost H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:13 -

“Your wealth and your treasures

I will give for plunder without cost H4242,

Even for all your sins

And within all your borders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:4 -

We drink our water by means of silver;

Our wood comes to us at a price H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - “And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to [fn]those who recognize him and will cause them to rule over the many and will apportion land for a price H4242.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 -

Her heads pronounce judgment for a bribe,

And her priests instruct for a price H4242,

And her prophets divine for money.

Yet they lean on Yahweh saying,

“Is not Yahweh in our midst?

Evil will not come upon us.”

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