The meaning of Wares in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

warz (maqqachah, mekher, mimkar, kin'ah, ma'aseh, 'izzabhon, keli): (1) maqqachah, something received or purchased (Nehemiah 10:31); (2) mekher, "price" or "pay," value, merchandise (Nehemiah 13:16); (3) mimkar, a "selling," the thing sold (Nehemiah 13:20); (4) kin'ah, a "package," hence, wares (Jeremiah 10:17); (5) ma'aseh, "transaction," activity, property, possession, work, occupation, thing made, deed, business (Ezekiel 27:16, Ezekiel 27:18); (6) 'izzabhon, "selling," trade, revenue, mart, letting go for a price (Ezekiel 27:33); (7) keli, 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).

William Edward Raffety

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