מִמְכָּר
𐤌𐤌𐤊𐤓
mimkâr
H4465 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A sale, selling, or transaction involving the transfer of goods, primarily referring to the act or outcome of selling—either as the abstract notion of commerce or as the concrete result (the item or property sold). Used in legal, economic, and social contexts primarily to denote the act of selling or the thing sold (e.g. land, slaves, property). The semantic range encompasses both the transaction and, at times, the resulting 'thing sold.'
Semantic Range
act of selling, sale, transaction, thing sold, merchandise, item of commerce, process of sale
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root מָכַר (makhar), meaning 'to sell.' The noun form mimkâr is formed with the mem-prefix (indicating the place, means, or result of an action) and indicates the object or act pertaining to sale.
Historical & Contextual Notes
מִמְכָּר appears predominantly in legal and economic contexts, particularly discussing land, property, or servitude transactions (Lev 25:14–50, Jer 32:7). In the Israelite system, the concept of mimkâr is closely related to laws of redemption and inheritance. The word may refer both to the legal act of a sale (the transaction process itself) and to the item that is sold or transferred. In later periods, the term retains its economic and contractual nuance without significant theological development. English translations as 'sale,' 'selling,' or 'thing sold' generally capture the main meanings, though the word's connection to social and familial stability in Israelite society (e.g. laws about redemption of sold land) is sometimes understated in translation. The term is distinct from מִכְרָע and other nouns from the same root, which may emphasize the act or process of selling rather than its contractual/legal result.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from מָכַר; merchandise; abstractly, a selling; [idiom] ought, (that which cometh of) sale, that which...sold, ware.
Bantu Hebrew
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מכר (m-k-r) — to sell, sell off, transfer ownership
| 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
4 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4465-02 |
מִמְכָּר֙ | mimekar | HNcmsa |
a sale | sale-transaction | 4 | |
H4465-04 |
מִמְכָּר֔/וֹ | mimekaro | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
of its sale | his sale | 4 | |
H4465-01 |
הַ/מִּמְכָּר֙ | hamimekar | HTd/Ncmsa |
the sale | the sale | 1 | |
H4465-03 |
מִמְכָּרָ֖י/ו | mimekarayv | HNcmpc/Sp3ms |
his sales | his sales | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
10 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4465-02 |
Leviticus 25:14 | מִמְכָּר֙ | mimekar | HNcmsa |
a sale | sale-transaction | |
H4465-02 |
Leviticus 25:25 | מִמְכַּ֥ר | mimekar | HNcmsc |
what was sold | sale-transaction | |
H4465-04 |
Leviticus 25:27 | מִמְכָּר֔/וֹ | mimekaro | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
of its sale | his sale | |
H4465-04 |
Leviticus 25:28 | מִמְכָּר֗/וֹ | mimekaro | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
what he has sold | his sale | |
H4465-04 |
Leviticus 25:29 | מִמְכָּר֑/וֹ | mimekaro | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
of its sale | his sale | |
H4465-02 |
Leviticus 25:33 | מִמְכַּר | mimekar | HNcmsc |
sale | sale-transaction | |
H4465-04 |
Leviticus 25:50 | מִמְכָּר/וֹ֙ | mimekaro | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
of his sale | his sale | |
H4465-03 |
Deuteronomy 18:8 | מִמְכָּרָ֖י/ו | mimekarayv | HNcmpc/Sp3ms |
his sales | his sales | |
H4465-01 |
Ezekiel 7:13 | הַ/מִּמְכָּר֙ | hamimekar | HTd/Ncmsa |
the sale | the sale | |
H4465-02 |
Nehemiah 13:20 | מִמְכָּ֛ר | mimekar | HNcmsa |
kinds of wares | sale-transaction |