5503. sachar

Lexicon

sachar: To hire, to reward, to earn wages

Original Word: סָחַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: cachar
Pronunciation: sah-khar'
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-khar')
Definition: To hire, to reward, to earn wages
Meaning: to travel round, to palpitate

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

go about, merchantman, occupy with, pant, trade, traffic

A primitive root; to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate -- go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to go around or about, travel about
NASB Translation
commercial (1), customer (3), customers (2), merchant (1), merchants (6), roving about (1), throbs (1), trade (3), traders (2), trafficked (1).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1710 (ἐμπόριον, emporion): A place of trade, market
• G1711 (ἐμπορία, emporia): Commerce, trade
• G1713 (ἐμπορεύομαι, emporeuomai): To travel, to trade
• G2038 (ἐργάζομαι, ergazomai): To work, to labor
• G4198 (πορεύομαι, poreuomai): To go, to travel
• G5015 (ταράσσω, tarassō): To disturb, to trouble

These Greek entries reflect similar themes of movement, trade, and activity, highlighting the interconnectedness of language and culture in the biblical narrative. The Greek terms emphasize the commercial and labor aspects of travel, resonating with the Hebrew concept of סָחַר (sāḥar) as both a physical and metaphorical journey.

Usage: • The verb סָחַר (sāḥar) is used in the context of traveling or moving in a circuitous manner. It can also imply a sense of movement that is akin to palpitating or throbbing, suggesting a rhythmic or repetitive motion.

Context: • The Hebrew verb סָחַר (sāḥar) appears in the Old Testament with the primary sense of traveling or moving in a circular or circuitous route. This can be understood both in a literal sense, such as the physical act of traveling, and in a metaphorical sense, such as the heart palpitating or throbbing.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is often associated with the activities of merchants or traders who travel from place to place, engaging in commerce. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern context where trade routes were vital for economic and cultural exchanges.
• The concept of palpitating or throbbing can also be seen in poetic or metaphorical passages, where the movement is not just physical but also emotional or spiritual, indicating a deep, resonant experience.
• The usage of סָחַר (sāḥar) in the Hebrew Bible underscores the dynamic nature of life and the interconnectedness of various regions and peoples through trade and travel.

Forms and Transliterations

וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖ים וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ וְסֹחֲרֵ֨י וּסְחָר֔וּהָ והסחרים ויסחרו וסחרוה וסחרי לַסֹּחֵֽר׃ לסחר׃ סְ֭חַרְחַר סָחֲר֥וּ סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים סֹֽחֲרִים֙ סֹחֲרֵ֣י סֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙ סֹחֲרַ֣יִךְ סֹחֲרָֽיִךְ׃ סֹחֵ֥ר סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְ סֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְ סוֹחֵ֑ר סוחר סחר סחרו סחרחר סחרי סחריה סחריך סחריך׃ סחרים סחרתך תִּסְחָֽרוּ׃ תסחרו׃ las·sō·ḥêr lassoCher lassōḥêr sā·ḥă·rū sachaRu sāḥărū sə·ḥar·ḥar Secharchar səḥarḥar sō·ḥă·ra·yiḵ sō·ḥă·rā·yiḵ sō·ḥă·rê sō·ḥă·reh sō·ḥă·rîm sō·ḥar·têḵ sō·ḥêr sō·w·ḥêr sochaRayich sochaRei sochaReih sochaRim socharTech soCher sōḥărayiḵ sōḥărāyiḵ sōḥărê sōḥăreh sōḥărîm sōḥartêḵ sōḥêr sōwḥêr tis·ḥā·rū tisCharu tisḥārū ū·sə·ḥā·rū·hā usechaRuha ūsəḥārūhā vehassochaRim vesochaRei veyischaRu wə·has·sō·ḥă·rîm wə·sō·ḥă·rê wə·yis·ḥă·rū wəhassōḥărîm wəsōḥărê wəyisḥărū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 23:16
HEB: כֶּ֔סֶף עֹבֵ֖ר לַסֹּחֵֽר׃
NAS: of silver, commercial standard.
KJV: current [money] with the merchant.
INT: of silver standard commercial

Genesis 34:10
HEB: לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ׃
NAS: you; live and trade in it and acquire property
KJV: dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions
INT: shall be before live and trade and acquire

Genesis 34:21
HEB: וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֙רֶץ֙ וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָאָ֛רֶץ
NAS: in the land and trade in it, for behold,
KJV: in the land, and trade therein; for the land,
INT: live the land and trade the land behold

Genesis 37:28
HEB: אֲנָשִׁ֨ים מִדְיָנִ֜ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ
NAS: Midianite traders passed
INT: some Midianite traders pulled and lifted

Genesis 42:34
HEB: וְאֶת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ תִּסְחָֽרוּ׃
NAS: your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.'
KJV: you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
INT: will give the land may trade

1 Kings 10:28
HEB: מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕ה סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יִקְח֥וּ
NAS: [and] the king's merchants procured
KJV: the king's merchants received
INT: Egypt yarn merchants the king's procured

2 Chronicles 1:16
HEB: מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕א סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִקְוֵ֥א
NAS: the king's traders procured
KJV: the king's merchants received
INT: Egypt yarn traders the king's yarn

2 Chronicles 9:14
HEB: מֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י הַתָּרִ֛ים וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖ים מְבִיאִ֑ים וְכָל־
NAS: that which the traders and merchants brought;
KJV: Beside [that which] chapmen and merchants brought.
INT: he Tokahath and merchants brought and all

Psalm 38:10
HEB: לִבִּ֣י סְ֭חַרְחַר עֲזָבַ֣נִי כֹחִ֑י
NAS: My heart throbs, my strength fails
KJV: My heart panteth, my strength
INT: my heart throbs fails my strength

Proverbs 31:14
HEB: הָ֭יְתָה כָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹת סוֹחֵ֑ר מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק תָּבִ֥יא
NAS: She is like merchant ships; She brings
KJV: She is like the merchants' ships;
INT: become ships merchant afar brings

Isaiah 23:2
HEB: יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִיד֛וֹן עֹבֵ֥ר
NAS: of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon;
KJV: of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon,
INT: inhabitants of the coastland merchants of Sidon crossed

Isaiah 23:8
HEB: הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר סֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙ שָׂרִ֔ים כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ
NAS: Whose merchants were princes,
KJV: the crowning [city], whose merchants [are] princes,
INT: the bestower Whose merchants were princes Canaanite

Isaiah 47:15
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגָ֑עַתְּ סֹחֲרַ֣יִךְ מִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְ אִ֤ישׁ
NAS: you have labored, Who have trafficked with you from your youth;
KJV: Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, [even] thy merchants, from thy youth:
INT: whom have labored have trafficked your youth Each

Jeremiah 14:18
HEB: גַם־ כֹּהֵ֛ן סָחֲר֥וּ אֶל־ אֶ֖רֶץ
NAS: and priest Have gone roving about in the land
KJV: and the priest go about into a land
INT: both and priest roving in the land

Ezekiel 27:12
HEB: תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְ מֵרֹ֣ב כָּל־
NAS: Tarshish was your customer because
KJV: Tarshish [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude
INT: Tarshish was your customer of the abundance of all

Ezekiel 27:16
HEB: אֲרָ֥ם סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְ מֵרֹ֣ב מַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְ
NAS: Aram was your customer because
KJV: Syria [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude
INT: Aram was your customer of the abundance of your goods

Ezekiel 27:18
HEB: דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק סֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְ בְּרֹ֥ב מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ
NAS: Damascus was your customer because of the abundance
KJV: Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude
INT: Damascus was your customer of the abundance of your goods

Ezekiel 27:21
HEB: קֵדָ֔ר הֵ֖מָּה סֹחֲרֵ֣י יָדֵ֑ךְ בְּכָרִ֤ים
NAS: of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs,
KJV: and goats: in these [were they] thy merchants.
INT: of Kedar they were your customers thee lambs

Ezekiel 27:21
HEB: וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים בָּ֖ם סֹחֲרָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: and goats; for these they were your customers.
INT: rams and goats were your customers

Ezekiel 27:36
HEB: סֹֽחֲרִים֙ בָּ֣עַמִּ֔ים שָׁרְק֖וּ
NAS: The merchants among the peoples hiss
KJV: The merchants among the people
INT: the merchants the peoples hiss

Ezekiel 38:13
HEB: שְׁבָ֡א וּ֠דְדָן וְסֹחֲרֵ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ וְכָל־
NAS: and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish
KJV: and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish,
INT: Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish all

21 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5503
21 Occurrences

las·sō·ḥêr — 1 Occ.
sā·ḥă·rū — 1 Occ.
sə·ḥar·ḥar — 1 Occ.
sō·ḥă·ra·yiḵ — 2 Occ.
sō·ḥă·rê — 3 Occ.
sō·ḥă·reh — 1 Occ.
sō·ḥă·rîm — 2 Occ.
sō·ḥar·têḵ — 3 Occ.
sō·w·ḥêr — 2 Occ.
tis·ḥā·rū — 1 Occ.
ū·sə·ḥā·rū·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·has·sō·ḥă·rîm — 1 Occ.
wə·sō·ḥă·rê — 1 Occ.
wə·yis·ḥă·rū — 1 Occ.