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Hebrew wordlink #274005

OSHB Prov 17:16 מְחִיר (məḩīr) Strongs=4242 Lemma=‘מְחִיר’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_price’ word gloss=‘price’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (1) of identical word form מְחִיר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְחִיר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘[is]_a_price’(1), ‘price’(1).

PROV 17:16 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_price’ word gloss=‘price’ OSHB PROV 17:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 To/for_what this is_a _price in_the_hand _of a _fool to_acquire wisdom and_heart _of there_is_not. (PRO_17:16)

OET-RV: 16 Why would a fool need money in their hand
⇔ when they have no intention of acquiring wisdom. (PRO 17:16)

ISA 55:1 contextual word gloss=‘price’ word gloss=‘cost’ OSHB ISA 55:1 word 18

OET-LV:  alas Oh _every _of thirsty_one come to_waters and_which there_belongs_not to_him/it money come buy _grain and_eat and_come buy _grain with_not money and_with_not price wine and_milk. (ISA_55:1)

OET-RV:  Hey, you who are thirsty, go to the waters,
⇔ ≈ and you who have no money, go and buy grain and eat.
⇔ Yes, come and buy grain without money,
⇔ and wine and milk with no price on them. (ISA 55:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מְחִיר’’ have 4 different glosses: ‘Mehir’, ‘[is]_a_price’, ‘price’, ‘the_price_of’.