Lexicon
סָ֫חַר
sa.char
H5505
H:N-M Hebrew

merchandise

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

sa.char denotes commercial gain or goods in exchange, including silver trade and the wealth of nations.

The three occurrences depict commercial value or traded wealth: profit compared with silver in Proverbs 3:14, the produce of nations in Isaiah 23:3, and the wealth of Egypt, Cush, and the Sabeans in Isaiah 45:14.

Senses in use

  1. Commercial gain and traded wealth · dominant

    All three occurrences use the construct singular noun in contexts of valued goods or economic return. In Proverbs 3:14 the APB renders a comparison between profit and “merchandise of silver”; in Isaiah 23:3 it describes Nile harvest becoming a nation's produce, and in Isaiah 45:14 it places the wealth of Egypt, Cush, and the Sabeans among what will come over.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “merchandise” in all three verses, pairing it with silver in Proverbs 3:14 and with nations' produce or toil in Isaiah 23:3 and Isaiah 45:14. These phrases present the clauses' commercial context rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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