Bible Dictionaries
Merchantman

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

MERCHANTMAN. This Eng. word is now used only of a trading vessel. In AV [Note: Authorized Version.] it means ‘merchant, tradesman’; it occurs in Genesis 37:28 , 1 Kings 10:15 , Matthew 13:46 . In each case the earliest editions of AV [Note: Authorized Version.] have two separate words.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Merchantman'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​m/merchantman.html. 1909.