H7936Hebrewyyiśkōr

שָׂכַר

earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.

21
Total Occurrences
13
Books
21
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to hire
  • 2(qal) to hire
  • 3(niphal) to hire oneself out
  • 4(hithpael) to earn wages

Etymology & 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));

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: sâkar; Pronunciation: saw-kar'