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סָחַר

𐤎𐤇𐤓

çâchar

H5505 noun

SILEX Entry

Root סחר to travel about, to trade, to conduct commerce

Definition

A market, place of trade, or trading activity; refers to a mart or trading establishment, and by extension, the profit or gain resulting from commercial activity. The term encompasses both the location where commerce occurs and, abstractly, the activity and outcomes of trade.

Semantic Range

market, emporium, mart, trade, mercantile activity, profit, gain from trade, merchandise

Root / Etymology

Root סחר, which fundamentally means 'to travel around, trade, go about as a merchant.' The noun derives from the verbal root and indicates a place or result of trading, focusing on the act or venue of commerce rather than solely on the merchandise itself.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, סָחַר is primarily used with reference to Phoenician or foreign trading activity and is associated with international commerce, particularly as described in prophetic literature (e.g., Ezekiel) concerning Tyre and commercial exchanges. The semantic scope includes both the physical establishment where trade is conducted (mart, emporium) and the abstract outcome (profit, gain from trade). In later Jewish Aramaic and post-biblical Hebrew, derivative forms continue to refer to trading and markets, though specific usages may shift. English translations such as 'market,' 'trade,' or 'profit' may not capture the dual emphasis on both venue and the act of commerce present in the Hebrew context. The word is rare and mostly poetic or prophetic in usage, in contrast with other more common words for market or trade (e.g., מִשְׁאָר, שֻׁקּ).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from סָחַר; an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade); mart, merchandise.

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Root Family

סחר (s-ḥ-r) — to travel about, to trade, to conduct commerce

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4536 מִסְחָר and trade-of
H5503 סָחַר the trading-one
H5504 סַחַר her trade-gain
H5506 סְחֹרָה merchandise of
H5507 סֹחֵרָה encircling shield

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5505-02 סְחַ֥ר sechar HNcmsc merchandise trade-profit of 1
H5505-03 וּֽ/סְחַר usechar HC/Ncmsc and-merchandise and trade-of 1
H5505-01 מִ/סְּחַר misechar HR/Ncmsc than-the-merchandise trade-of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5505-02 Isaiah 23:3 סְחַ֥ר sechar HNcmsc merchandise trade-profit of
H5505-03 Isaiah 45:14 וּֽ/סְחַר usechar HC/Ncmsc and-merchandise and trade-of
H5505-01 Proverbs 3:14 מִ/סְּחַר misechar HR/Ncmsc than-the-merchandise trade-of
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