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שָׂכַר

sâkar · saw-kar'Hebrew · H7936

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));

Meaning

to hire

In the King James Version

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

Translated as

hired (12), hire (2), rewardeth (2), wages (2), surely (1), out (1)

Where it appears

Found in 17 verses

Genesis
30:16
Deuteronomy
23:4
Judges
9:4, 18:4
1 Samuel
2:5
2 Samuel
10:6
2 Kings
7:6
1 Chronicles
19:6, 19:7
2 Chronicles
24:12, 25:6
Ezra
4:5
Nehemiah
6:13, 13:2
Proverbs
26:10
Isaiah
46:6
Haggai
1:6

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