Strong’s H7936
שָׂכַר — sâkar
שָׂכַר (sâkar, Strong’s H7936) means: to hire.
to hire
- H7936
- /saw-kar'/
- 21× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- sâkar
- Pronunciation
- saw-kar'
- Occurrences
- 21
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׂכַר
- Definition
- to hire
- Derivation
- or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 (כָּרָה) through the idea of temporary purchase; compare H7937 (שָׁכַר));
- King James Version renders it as
- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.
Derived from
- כָּרָה kârâhH3739 · to purchase · 3×
- שָׁכַר shâkarH7937 · to become tipsy · 19×
Words derived from sâkar
- מַשְׂכֹּרֶת maskôrethH4909 · wages or a reward · 4×
- שָׂכִיר sâkîyrH7916 · a man at wages by the day or year · 17×
- שֶׂכֶר sekerH7938 · wages · 2×
- שָׂכָר sâkârH7939 · payment of contract · 28×
Where it appears
The first verses that use sâkar (21 times in all).
Sources
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