Definition
usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of H3738 (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain); to purchase
Traditional renderings: buy, prepare.
Traditional renderings: buy, prepare.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּרָה:
- καίkai“and”33%
- λαμβάνωlambanō“to take”33%
- παρατίθημιparatithēmi“to set before”33%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Deuteronomy 2:6תִּכְר֧וּYou are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”
- 2 Kings 6:23וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה · feastSo the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
- Job 6:27וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ · and barterYou would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
- Job 41:6יִכְר֣וּ · barterWill traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?
- Hosea 3:2וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ · So I bought herSo I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.