מָכַר
ma.khar
“to sell”
Definition
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
a primitive root;
- to sell 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sell 1a2) seller (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sold 1b2) to sell oneself 1b3) to be given over to death 1c) (Hithpael) to sell oneself
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
מָכַר appears 66 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.”He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.
He and his purchaser will then count the time from the year he sold himself up to the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years, based on the daily wages of a hired hand.
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