Hebrew · H7916

שָׂכִיר

A man at wages by the day or year

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שָׂכִירH7916

Pronunciationšākiyr

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

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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

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

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How English Renders It

as a hired worker3×Leviticus 25:40, Isaiah 16:14, Isaiah 21:16

of a hired hand2×Deuteronomy 15:18, Job 7:1

a hired hand1×Deuteronomy 24:14

as a hired hand1×Job 14:6

due a hired hand1×Leviticus 19:13

like a hireling1×Job 7:2

like a man hired1×Leviticus 25:53

of their wages1×Malachi 3:5

or hired hand1×Exodus 12:45

or his hired hand1×Leviticus 22:10

the hired hand1×Leviticus 25:6

the mercenaries1×Jeremiah 46:21

wages of a hired hand1×Leviticus 25:50

was rented1×Exodus 22:15

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First aligned rowExodus 12:45

Aligned rows17

Books represented7

Exodus2Leviticus6Deuteronomy2Job3Isaiah2Jeremiah1Malachi1

Source forms

שָׂכִ֔יר3xśā·ḵîrDeuteronomy 15:18, Isaiah 16:14, Isaiah 21:16

וְשָׂכִ֖יר2xwə·śā·ḵîrExodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10

כְּשָׂכִ֥יר2xkə·śā·ḵîrLeviticus 25:40, Job 14:6

שָׂכִ֣יר2xśā·ḵîrExodus 22:15, Job 7:1

שָׂכִ֖יר2xśā·ḵîrLeviticus 25:50, Deuteronomy 24:14

וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר1xū·ḵə·śā·ḵîrJob 7:2

וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙1xwə·liś·ḵî·rə·ḵāLeviticus 25:6

כִּשְׂכִ֥יר1xkiś·ḵîrLeviticus 25:53

Parsing patterns

Adjective - masculine singular9xExodus 22:15, Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 25:50, Deuteronomy 15:18

Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular2xExodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10

Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular2xLeviticus 25:40, Job 14:6

Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 46:21

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular1xJob 7:2

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xLeviticus 25:6

Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular construct1xLeviticus 25:53

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שָׂכִיר

What does שָׂכִיר (šākiyr) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׂכִיר (šākiyr) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7916?

Where does שָׂכִיר (šākiyr) appear in Scripture?

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