bag/price
me.shekh denotes a carried bag of seed in one verse and an item of great value in another.
The two attested uses place the term in a comparison of wisdom with valuable items and in the action of carrying a bag of seed; the supplied verses do not establish a more specific shared sense.
Senses in use
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Item compared with wisdom · dominant
In Job 28:18, the construct-form noun occurs in a statement that wisdom cannot be obtained for jewels; the APB renders the surrounding comparison, “Coral and crystal are not remembered, and wisdom cannot be obtained for jewels.”
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Bag carried for seed · occasional
In Psalm 126:6, the construct-form noun occurs with a person going out weeping and carrying seed; the APB renders the clause “carrying the bag of seed.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Psalm context as “the bag of seed,” while Job 28:18 frames the term within a comparison involving jewels. Its exact English correspondence to the noun in Job 28:18 remains unclear.