ware
maq.qa.chah denotes wares or items acquired in the setting of an annual contribution for God’s house.
The sole attestation places the plural noun in a provision connected with an annual contribution for the service of God’s house, indicating wares or acquired items in that setting.
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Wares or acquired items for temple service · dominant
In Nehemiah 10:32, the plural absolute form occurs in the clause concerning an annual contribution for the service of the house of God. The APB renders the verse as a commandment to give "a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God," though the translation does not isolate this noun's specific contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 10:32, the APB presents the verse as an annual monetary contribution "for the service of the house of our God." It does not identify a distinct English rendering for the noun.