wârz ( מקּחה , maḳḳāḥāh , מכר , mekher , ממכּר , mimkār , כּנעה , kin‛āh , מעשׂה , ma‛ăseh , עזּבון , ‛izzābhōn , כּלי , kelı̄ ): (1) maḳḳāḥāh , something received or purchased ( Nehemiah 10:31 ); (2) mekher , "price" or "pay," value, merchandise (Nehemiah 13:16 ); (3) mimkār , a "selling," the thing sold (Nehemiah 13:20 ); (4) kin‛āh , a "package," hence, wares (Jeremiah 10:17 ); (5) ma‛ăseh , "transaction," activity, property, possession, work, occupation, thing made, deed, business (Ezekiel 27:16 , Ezekiel 27:18 ); (6) ‛izzābhōn , "selling," trade, revenue, mart, letting go for a price (Ezekiel 27:33 ); (7) kelı̄ , a "prepared" something, as an implement, tool, weapon, utensil, armor, furniture, sack, vessel, hence, wares (Jonah 1:5 ). In most cases the real sense is merchandise (see MERCHANDISE ). "That which did not a little amuse the Merchandizers (in Vanity-Fair) was, that these Pilgrims set very light by all their Wares; they cared not so much as to look upon them" (Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Wares'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/w/wares.html. 1915.

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