זְבַן
ze.van (H7666)
to buy
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "zevan" (H7666) is defined as "to buy." This verb is part of the semantic domain of Commerce & Wealth, indicating its primary function is related to financial transactions. With 21 occurrences in the Bible, "zevan" is a relatively common term used to describe various aspects of buying and purchasing. The range of usage for "zevan" is broad, encompassing different contexts such as buying goods, land, and even people. This verb is often used in conjunction with other words that describe the act of acquiring or purchasing something. For example, it can be used to describe the purchase of a house (e.g., Joshua 24:32) or the buying of a slave (e.g., Exodus 21:32). The significance of "zevan" lies in its representation of economic activity in the biblical world. As a verb that describes the act of buying, it highlights the importance of commerce and trade in ancient Israelite society. By examining the various occurrences of "zevan" in the Bible, we can gain insight into the economic practices and transactions of the time, providing a more nuanced understanding of the cultural and social context in which the biblical texts were written.
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The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”
The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.
Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”
Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
You shall purchase food from them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water from them for money, that you may drink.’ ”
You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink. Just let me pass through on my feet,
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’ ”