Hebrew word study

שָׂכַרsâkar — to hire

Pronounced “saw-kar'”

to hire

Translated in the King James as: earn wages, hire (out self), reward, surely.

Appears 21 times in Scripture

Origin: 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));

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 30:16+ 1 more in Genesis

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 23:4

Judges — 2×

Judges 9:4 Judges 18:4

1 Samuel — 1×

1 Sam 2:5

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 10:6

2 Kings — 1×

2 Ki 7:6

1 Chronicles — 2×

1 Chr 19:6 1 Chr 19:7

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 24:12 2 Chr 25:6

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 4:5

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 6:12 Nehemiah 6:13 Nehemiah 13:2

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 26:10+ 1 more in Proverbs

Isaiah — 1×

Isaiah 46:6

Haggai — 2×

Haggai 1:6+ 1 more in Haggai

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.