◄ 7936. sakar ►
Strong's Lexicon sakar: Wages, reward, payment, hire Original Word: שָׂכַר Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sakar Pronunciation: sah-KAR Phonetic Spelling: (saw-kar') Definition: to hire Meaning: To hire Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3409 (misthos) • meaning "wages" or "reward" • G3411 (misthoo) • meaning "to hire" or "to let for hire" These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of employment and compensation found in the New Testament, providing a linguistic and thematic link between the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. Usage: The verb שָׂכַר (sakar) is used in the context of hiring or engaging services for a wage or reward. It appears in various forms throughout the Hebrew Bible, often in narratives involving labor, service, or contractual agreements. Context: The Hebrew verb שָׂכַר (sakar) is a primitive root that primarily means "to hire" or "to engage for service." It is used in the context of employment or the hiring of individuals for specific tasks or services. This term is often associated with the concept of wages or compensation for work performed. In the Old Testament, שָׂכַר appears in various narratives and legal texts, illustrating the economic and social practices of ancient Israel. For example, in Genesis 30:16, Leah hires Jacob for the night with her son's mandrakes, illustrating the use of שָׂכַר in a domestic and familial context. In 1 Samuel 2:5, the term is used metaphorically to describe the reversal of fortunes, where the barren woman "hires" herself out for bread. The concept of hiring is also evident in the parable of the hired workers in the vineyard, as seen in the New Testament, reflecting the continuity of this economic practice. The verb שָׂכַר is integral to understanding the socio-economic structures of biblical times, where hiring labor was a common practice for agricultural, domestic, and various other forms of work. It underscores the importance of fair compensation and the mutual agreements between employer and employee. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to hire NASB Translation earns (2), hire (3), hired (11), hires (2), surely hired (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [סָכַר] verb hire ( = שָׂכַר; ס erroneously for שׂ); — only Qal Participle plural וְסֹכְרִים Ezra 4:5 and hiring against (על) them agents. שָׂכַר verb hire (Late Hebrew id.; Sabean תשכר hire oneself out (?), recompense (?) DHMHofmus. 11; Ethiopic hired; Arabic reward, thank, modern Palestinian hired, of land ploughed by hire, BergheimPEQ 1894, 196; Palmyrene שכרא perhaps rewarding Lzb375); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׂ Deuteronomy 23:5; 2 Kings 7:6, suffix שְׂכָרוֺ Nehemiah 6:12; 1singular suffix שְׂכַרְתִּיךָ Genesis 30:16; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּשְׂכֹּר Judges 9:4 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׂכֹר Genesis 30:16; construct לִשְׂכֹּר 1 Chronicles 19:6; Participle active שׂכֵר Proverbs 26:10 (twice in verse), plural שׂכְרִים2Chronicles 24:12 (Ezra 4:5 see II. סכר); passive שָׂכוּר Nehemiah 6:13; — hire, retainers Judges 9:4 (ב pret.), soldiers, etc. 2 Samuel 10:6 = 1 Chronicles 19:6,7; 2 Kings 7:6; 2Chronicles 25:6 (ב pret.), priest Judges 18:4, artificers Isaiah 46:6; 2Chronicles 24:12, husband's favour שָׂכֹר שְׂכַרְתִּיךָ Genesis 30:16 (J; ב pret.); Proverbs 26:10 (twice in verse) obscure, see De Now Toy; for evil purpose Deuteronomy 23:5 = Nehemiah 13:2 (על against), Nehemiah 6:12,13, Niph`al hire oneself out, Perfect בַּלֶּחֶם נִשְׂכָּ֑רוּ 1 Samuel 2:5. Hithpa`el earn wages, Participle הַמְּשְׂתַּכֵּר Haggai 1:6 (as substantive), ׳מ Haggai 1:6 (as verb, + אֶל location, construction praegn.). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance earn wages, hire out self, reward, surely Or (by permutation) cakar (Ezra 4:5) {saw-kar'}; a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to karah through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shakar); to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, X surely. see HEBREW karah see HEBREW shakar Forms and Transliterations וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר וְסֹכְרִ֧ים וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר והמשתכר וישכר וישכרו וישכרני וסכרים ושכר יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ ישכרו לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר לשכר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר משתכר נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ נשכרו שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ שָֽׂכַר־ שָׂכַ֨ר שָׂכֹ֣ר שָׂכוּר֙ שֹׂכְרִים֙ שכור שכר שכר־ שכרו׃ שכרים שכרתיך liś·kōr lisKor liśkōr miś·tak·kêr mistakKer miśtakkêr niś·kā·rū nisKaru niśkārū śā·ḵar śā·ḵar- śā·ḵōr śā·ḵūr saChar saChor saChur śāḵar śāḵar- śāḵōr śāḵūr śə·ḵā·rōw śə·ḵar·tî·ḵā sechaRo secharTicha śəḵārōw śəḵartîḵā śō·ḵə·rîm socheRim śōḵərîm vaiyiskeReni vaiyiskeRu vaiyisKor veHammistakKer vesoCher vesocheRim way·yiś·kə·rê·nî way·yiś·kə·rū way·yiś·kōr wayyiśkərênî wayyiśkərū wayyiśkōr wə·ham·miś·tak·kêr wə·sō·ḵə·rîm wə·śō·ḵêr wəhammiśtakkêr wəśōḵêr wəsōḵərîm yiś·kə·rū yiskeRu yiśkərū Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 30:16 HEB: תָּב֔וֹא כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י NAS: You must come in to me, for I have surely hired KJV: Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired INT: come for have surely hired mandrakes Genesis 30:16 HEB: כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנִ֑י NAS: in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son's KJV: unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's INT: for have surely hired mandrakes my son's Deuteronomy 23:4 HEB: מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַאֲשֶׁר֩ שָׂכַ֨ר עָלֶ֜יךָ אֶת־ NAS: and because they hired against KJV: out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam INT: of Egypt and because hired against Balaam Judges 9:4 HEB: בַּ֣עַל בְּרִ֑ית וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר בָּהֶ֜ם אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ NAS: Abimelech hired worthless KJV: wherewith Abimelech hired vain INT: the house of Baal-berith hired Abimelech persons Judges 18:4 HEB: לִ֖י מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי וָאֱהִי־ ל֖וֹ NAS: done to me, and he has hired me and I have become KJV: Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. INT: done has Micah has hired have his priest 1 Samuel 2:5 HEB: שְׂבֵעִ֤ים בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ וּרְעֵבִ֖ים חָדֵ֑לּוּ NAS: Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, KJV: [They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread; INT: were full bread hire were hungry cease 2 Samuel 10:6 HEB: בְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֡וֹן וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ אֶת־ אֲרַ֨ם NAS: sent and hired the Arameans KJV: sent and hired the Syrians INT: the children of Ammon and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob 2 Kings 7:6 HEB: אָחִ֗יו הִנֵּ֣ה שָֽׂכַר־ עָלֵינוּ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ NAS: of Israel has hired against KJV: of Israel hath hired against us the kings INT: another Behold has hired against the king 1 Chronicles 19:6 HEB: כִּכַּר־ כֶּ֗סֶף לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר לָ֠הֶם מִן־ NAS: of silver to hire for themselves chariots KJV: of silver to hire them chariots INT: talents of silver to hire at Mesopotamia 1 Chronicles 19:7 HEB: וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ לָהֶ֡ם שְׁנַיִם֩ NAS: So they hired for themselves 32,000 KJV: So they hired thirty and two INT: hired and two thirty 2 Chronicles 24:12 HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שֹׂכְרִים֙ חֹצְבִ֣ים וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים NAS: of the LORD; and they hired masons KJV: of the LORD, and hired masons INT: of the LORD become hired masons and carpenters 2 Chronicles 25:6 HEB: וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵ֥אָה NAS: He hired also 100,000 valiant KJV: He hired also an hundred thousand INT: hired of Israel hundred Ezra 4:5 HEB: וְסֹכְרִ֧ים עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹעֲצִ֖ים KJV: And hired counsellors INT: and hired against counselors Nehemiah 6:12 HEB: וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה וְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ NAS: and Sanballat had hired him. KJV: and Sanballat had hired him. INT: Tobiah and Sanballat had hired Nehemiah 6:13 HEB: לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן־ NAS: He was hired for this reason, KJV: Therefore [was] he hired, that I should be afraid, INT: this was hired he reason Nehemiah 13:2 HEB: בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר עָלָ֤יו אֶת־ NAS: and water, but hired Balaam KJV: and with water, but hired Balaam INT: bread and water hired against Balaam Proverbs 26:10 HEB: מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־ כֹּ֑ל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר NAS: everyone, So is he who hires a fool KJV: [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, INT: wounds everyone hires A fool hires Proverbs 26:10 HEB: וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים׃ NAS: a fool or who hires those who pass KJV: the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. INT: hires A fool hires pass Isaiah 46:6 HEB: בַּקָּנֶ֣ה יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ צוֹרֵף֙ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ NAS: on the scale Hire a goldsmith, KJV: in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; INT: the scale and weigh Hire A goldsmith makes Haggai 1:6 HEB: לְחֹ֣ם ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־ NAS: is warm [enough]; and he who earns, earns KJV: you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages INT: one warm earns earns into Haggai 1:6 HEB: ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־ צְר֥וֹר NAS: [enough]; and he who earns, earns wages KJV: and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag INT: warm earns earns into A purse 21 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7936 21 Occurrences liś·kōr — 1 Occ. miś·tak·kêr — 1 Occ. niś·kā·rū — 1 Occ. śā·ḵar — 2 Occ. śā·ḵōr — 1 Occ. śā·ḵūr — 1 Occ. śə·ḵā·rōw — 1 Occ. śə·ḵar·tî·ḵā — 1 Occ. śō·ḵə·rîm — 1 Occ. way·yiś·kə·rê·nî — 1 Occ. way·yiś·kə·rū — 2 Occ. way·yiś·kōr — 3 Occ. wə·ham·miś·tak·kêr — 1 Occ. wə·śō·ḵêr — 2 Occ. wə·sō·ḵə·rîm — 1 Occ. yiś·kə·rū — 1 Occ.