שָׂכַר

Strong’s Definition

to hire

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));

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: sâkar; Pronunciation: saw-kar'