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Strong's H4242 מְחִיר (mechir)

Mechir means “price” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4242 — presbeia (“ambassage”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4242
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 15
Books 12

Strong's H4242 Quick Answer

Strong's H4242 מְחִיר (mchiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mchiyr (mekk-eer') n-m. 1. price, payment, wages [from an unused root meaning to buy] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include price, worth, sold, gain, and hire. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mchiyr (mekk-eer') n-m. 1. price, payment, wages [from an unused root meaning to buy]
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
price, worth, sold, gain, and hire

Meaning and Definition

mchiyr (mekk-eer') n-m. 1. price, payment, wages [from an unused root meaning to buy] KJV: gain, hire, price, sold, worth.

Original Word
מְחִיר
Transliteration
mchiyr
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4242. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4242 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mchiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H4242 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4242 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4242 in the Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 23:18 KJV

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

2 Samuel 24:24 KJV

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

1 Kings 10:28 KJV

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4242.

Deuteronomy 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
2 Samuel 24:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
1 Kings 10:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
1 Kings 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
2 Chronicles 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
Job 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Psalms 44:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
Proverbs 17:16 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Proverbs 27:26 Old Testament, KJV
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Isaiah 45:13 Old Testament, KJV
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 55:1 Old Testament, KJV
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Jeremiah 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
Lamentations 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
Daniel 11:39 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
Micah 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4242, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4242 FAQ

What does mechir (מְחִיר) mean?

Mechir (Strong's H4242) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "price". mchiyr (mekk-eer') n-m. 1. price, payment, wages [from an unused root meaning to buy]

How many times is mechir (מְחִיר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H4242 across 12 books.

Where can I study mechir (מְחִיר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4242 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mechir (מְחִיר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as price, worth, sold, gain, and hire. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.