Hebrew · H7936

שָׂכַר

To hire

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שָׂכַרH7936

Pronunciationsakar

What does שָׂכַר (sakar) mean in the Bible?

שָׂכַר (sakar): Labor compensation concept: wages earned through work or service, including hired labor and divine reward for obedience

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What does שָׂכַר (sakar) mean in the Bible?

שָׂכַר (sakar): Labor compensation concept: wages earned through work or service, including hired labor and divine reward for obedience

How does the BSB render H7936?

The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), hired (2), they hired (2), to hire (2), and he has hired me (1).

Where does שָׂכַר (sakar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Genesis (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

. . .2×Genesis 30:16, Haggai 1:6

hired2×Judges 9:4, 2 Samuel 10:6

they hired2×Deuteronomy 23:4, Ezra 4:5

to hire2×1 Chronicles 19:6, 2 Chronicles 24:12

and he has hired me1×Judges 18:4

but had hired1×Nehemiah 13:2

had been hired1×Nehemiah 6:13

had hired him1×Nehemiah 6:12

He also hired1×2 Chronicles 25:6

hire themselves out1×1 Samuel 2:5

I have hired you1×Genesis 30:16

is he who hires1×Proverbs 26:10

must have hired1×2 Kings 7:6

or1×Proverbs 26:10

So they hired1×1 Chronicles 19:7

they hire1×Isaiah 46:6

You earn wages1×Haggai 1:6

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 30:16שָׂכֹ֣רtoI have hired youVerb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Genesis 30:16שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָto. . .Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:4שָׂכַ֨רtothey hiredVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Judges 9:4וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רtohiredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Judges 18:4וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיtoand he has hired meConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 1 Samuel 2:5נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּtohire themselves outVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 2 Samuel 10:6וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩tohiredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Kings 7:6שָֽׂכַר־tomust have hiredVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1 Chronicles 19:6לִשְׂכֹּ֣רtoto hirePreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1 Chronicles 19:7וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּtoSo they hiredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 30:16

Aligned rows21

Books represented13

Genesis2Deuteronomy1Judges21 Samuel12 Samuel12 Kings11 Chronicles22 Chronicles2Ezra1Nehemiah3Proverbs2Isaiah1Haggai2

Source forms

וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר2xway·yiś·kōrJudges 9:4, Nehemiah 13:2

וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר2xwə·śō·ḵêrProverbs 26:10

וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר1xwə·ham·miś·tak·kêrHaggai 1:6

וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר1xway·yiś·kōr2 Chronicles 25:6

וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩1xway·yiś·kə·rū2 Samuel 10:6

וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ1xway·yiś·kə·rū1 Chronicles 19:7

וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי1xway·yiś·kə·rê·nîJudges 18:4

וְסֹכְרִ֧ים1xwə·sō·ḵə·rîmEzra 4:5

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular3xJudges 9:4, 2 Chronicles 25:6, Nehemiah 13:2

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2x2 Samuel 10:6, 1 Chronicles 19:7

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xProverbs 26:10

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 23:4, 2 Kings 7:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular1xJudges 18:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xEzra 4:5

Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular1xHaggai 1:6

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1x1 Chronicles 19:6

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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What does שָׂכַר (sakar) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׂכַר (sakar) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7936?

Where does שָׂכַר (sakar) appear in Scripture?

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