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סָחַר
çâchar · Hebrew · Strong's H5503 · 21 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “go about”
What it means
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
go about, merchant, occupy with, pant, trade, traffick
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“go about”
also renders diérchomai (G1330), epicheiréō (G2021), peirázō (G3985), periágō (G4013), hâlak (H1980), châmaq (H2559), ʻâsâh (H6213)
“merchant”
also renders émporos (G1713), Kᵉnaʻan (H3667), râkal (H7402)
“pant”
also renders ʻârag (H6165), tâʻâh (H8582)
“traffick”
also renders Kᵉnaʻan (H3667)
Where it appears
21 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 20 verses shown.
1 Kings 10:28 · HVqrmpc
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
2 Chronicles 1:16 · HVqrmpc
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.
2 Chronicles 9:14 · HC/Td/Vqrmpa
in addition to that which the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
Ezekiel 27:12 · HVqrfsc/Sp2fs
“‘“Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
Ezekiel 27:16 · HVqrfsc/Sp2fs
“‘“Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
Ezekiel 27:18 · HVqrfsc/Sp2fs
“‘“Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Ezekiel 27:21 HVqrmpcEzekiel 27:36 HVqrmpaEzekiel 38:13 HC/VqrmpcGenesis 23:16 HRd/VqrmsaGenesis 34:10 HC/Vqv2mp/Sp3fsGenesis 34:21 HC/Vqi3mpGenesis 37:28 HVqrmpaGenesis 42:34 HVqi2mpIsaiah 23:2 HVqrmscIsaiah 23:8 HVqrmpc/Sp3fsIsaiah 47:15 HVqrmpc/Sp2fsJeremiah 14:18 HVqp3cpProverbs 31:14 HVqrmsaPsalm 38:10 HVjp3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.