What does שָׂכִיר (šākiyr) mean in the Bible?
שָׂכִיר (šākiyr): Temporary laborer with no permanent claim or protection; embodies vulnerability and social marginalization in OT law
Hebrew · H7916
שָׂכִיר
A man at wages by the day or year
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שָׂכִיר H7916
Pronunciation šākiyr
What does שָׂכִיר (šākiyr) mean in the Bible?
שָׂכִיר (šākiyr): Temporary laborer with no permanent claim or protection; embodies vulnerability and social marginalization in OT law
Full entry for שָׂכִיר (H7916) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7916?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as a hired worker (3), of a hired hand (2), a hired hand (1), as a hired hand (1), due a hired hand (1).
Where does שָׂכִיר (šākiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Job (3), Deuteronomy (2), Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as a hired worker 3× Leviticus 25:40, Isaiah 16:14, Isaiah 21:16
of a hired hand 2× Deuteronomy 15:18, Job 7:1
a hired hand 1× Deuteronomy 24:14
as a hired hand 1× Job 14:6
due a hired hand 1× Leviticus 19:13
like a hireling 1× Job 7:2
like a man hired 1× Leviticus 25:53
of their wages 1× Malachi 3:5
or hired hand 1× Exodus 12:45
or his hired hand 1× Leviticus 22:10
the hired hand 1× Leviticus 25:6
the mercenaries 1× Jeremiah 46:21
wages of a hired hand 1× Leviticus 25:50
was rented 1× Exodus 22:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:45 וְשָׂכִ֖יר to or hired hand Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 22:15 שָׂכִ֣יר to was rented Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 19:13 שָׂכִ֛יר to due a hired hand Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 22:10 וְשָׂכִ֖יר to or his hired hand Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 25:6 וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ to the hired hand Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:40 כְּשָׂכִ֥יר to as a hired worker Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 25:50 שָׂכִ֖יר to wages of a hired hand Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 25:53 כִּשְׂכִ֥יר to like a man hired Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 15:18 שָׂכִ֔יר to of a hired hand Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 24:14 שָׂכִ֖יר to a hired hand Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:45
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
Exodus 2 Leviticus 6 Deuteronomy 2 Job 3 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
שָׂכִ֔יר 3x śā·ḵîr Deuteronomy 15:18, Isaiah 16:14, Isaiah 21:16
וְשָׂכִ֖יר 2x wə·śā·ḵîr Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10
כְּשָׂכִ֥יר 2x kə·śā·ḵîr Leviticus 25:40, Job 14:6
שָׂכִ֣יר 2x śā·ḵîr Exodus 22:15, Job 7:1
שָׂכִ֖יר 2x śā·ḵîr Leviticus 25:50, Deuteronomy 24:14
וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר 1x ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr Job 7:2
וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ 1x wə·liś·ḵî·rə·ḵā Leviticus 25:6
כִּשְׂכִ֥יר 1x kiś·ḵîr Leviticus 25:53
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 9x Exodus 22:15, Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 25:50, Deuteronomy 15:18
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 25:40, Job 14:6
Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 46:21
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Job 7:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 25:6
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Leviticus 25:53
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Temporary laborer with no permanent claim or protection; embodies vulnerability and social marginalization in OT law
Source Gloss
a man at wages by the day or year
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Temporary laborer with no permanent claim or protection; embodies vulnerability and social marginalization in OT law
a man at wages by the day or year BDB: hired Usage: hired (man, servant), hireling.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A laborer employed for wages, protected from exploitation by law
Showing 1 selected witness from 17 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שָׂכִיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain