Proverbs 31:24
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
מָכַר
mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
סָחַר
çâchar
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
Key Terms in This Verse
מָכַר mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Study H4376 →סָחַר çâchar
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
Study H5503 →Cross References
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty ...
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