Word Study · Strong's H4242 · Hebrew
מְחִיר
mechir
mekk-eer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉchîyr
“price, payment, wages”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
price, payment, wages
Rendered in the KJV as
gain, hire, price, sold, worth.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- בִּמְחִֽיר׃3
- בִמְחִיר֙1
- בִמְחִ֑יר1
- בִּמְחִ֔יר1
- בִּמְחִ֥יר1
- בִּמְחִ֣יר1
- בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃1
- וּמְחִ֣יר1
- וּמְחִ֥יר1
- מְחִ֥יר1
- מְחִ֣יר1
- מְחִ֖יר1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- for a price6
- [is] a price1
- [the] price of1
- and [the] hire of1
- and [the] price of1
- by prices their1
- for hire1
- for price1
- price1
- price its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- preposition + noun · masculine singular8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmsa · 8
- HC/Ncmsc · 2
- HNcmsa · 2
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Kings2 of 15 · 13%
- Proverbs2 of 15 · 13%
- Isaiah2 of 15 · 13%
- Deuteronomy1 of 15 · 7%
- 2 Samuel1 of 15 · 7%
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 10:28בִּמְחִֽיר׃bimchirpreposition + noun · masculine singularSolomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.here: for a price
- 1 Kings 21:2מְחִ֥ירmechirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”here: [the] price of
2 Chronicles1 occurrence
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 17:16מְחִ֣ירmechirnoun · masculine singularWhy should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?here: [is] a price
- Proverbs 27:26וּמְחִ֥ירumechirconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.here: and [the] price of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 45:13בִמְחִיר֙vimchirpreposition + noun · masculine singularI will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”here: for hire
- Isaiah 55:1מְחִ֖ירmechirnoun · masculine singular“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!here: price
Lamentations1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's