Strong's Hebrew · H4242
מְחִיר
mᵉchîyr · mekk-eer'
Definitionprice, payment, wages
Derivationfrom an unused root meaning to buy;
KJV usagegain, hire, price, sold, worth.
Occurrences15 in the KJV · 15 verses
מְחִיר in Scripture
Deuteronomy 23:18
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
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
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
And Ahab spoke 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
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
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Psalms 44:12
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ?
Proverbs 27:26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Isaiah 45:13
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
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
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
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