סַחַר

sachar · profit, gain

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5504 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

sachar (סַחַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “profit, gain”.

The profit gained by trading.

How to say it

sa·char

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. What trade yields.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • profit ×3
  • gain ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Proverbs 3:14

    for her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than gold.

  • Proverbs 31:18

    She tastes that her gain is good; her lamp does not go out at night.

  • Isaiah 23:18

    And her profit and her wages will be holy to YHWH; it will not be stored up nor hoarded; for for those who dwell before YHWH her profit will be for eating to satisfaction and for splendid clothing.

And 1 more times.