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מֹהַר

«מֹהַר» in the Tanakh dictionary: purchase-price — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 3 times · Key: 4119 · BDB: מֹ֫הַר

Glosses

a.bride-price (1); bride-price (1); to.the.bride-price (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

purchase-price tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. purchase-price tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. purchase-price of wife (NH id.; Arabic مَهْرٌ RSK 78 f. Proph. iv. n. 13 Nö l.c. StaGesch. i. 381 Dr Dt 22:23 and reff.; Aramaic מוֹהֲרָא, ܡܰܗܪܳܐ );—abs. מ׳ Gn 34:12 (J; ‖ מַתָּן) 1 S 18:25; cstr. מֹהַר הַבְּתוּלֹת Ex 22:16 (E).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (8 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מֹהַר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Exodus 22:16

אִם־מָאֵ֧ן יְמָאֵ֛ן אָבִ֖יהָ לְתִתָּ֣הּ ל֑וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף יִשְׁקֹ֔ל כְּמֹ֖הַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ס

Word for word: if absolutely.(refuse) he.will.refuse father her to give her to him silver he.will.weigh.out according to.the.bride-price of.(the) virgins

JPS 1917: If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Genesis 34:12

הַרְבּ֨וּ עָלַ֤י מְאֹד֙ מֹ֣הַר וּמַתָּ֔ן וְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑י וּתְנוּ־לִ֥י אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Word for word: increase on me exceedingly a.bride-price and a.gift and I.will.give.[it] just as you.will.say to me and give to me (et) the girl to a.wife

JPS 1917: Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'

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