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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #7936 - סָכַר

Transliteration

śâkar, sâkar

Phonetics

saw-kar', saw-kar'

Origin

a primitive root [apparently akin (by prosthesis) to (H3739) through the idea of temporary purchase]

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

2264.1

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to hire

1a) (Qal) to hire

1b) (Niphal) to hire oneself out

1c) (Hithpael) to earn wages

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2479) r k x (סכר SKR) AC: Hire CO: Wage AB: ?: A payment of wages or reward for services. [from: kx- as a covering for services] (eng: succor, secure)

V) r k x (סכר SKR) - Hire: [df: rkV] KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael) hire, reward, wage - Strongs: H7936 (סָכַר)

N^m ) r k x (סכר SKR) - Wage: The reward or price paid for ones labor. [df: rkV] KJV (30): hire, reward, wage, price, fare, worth, sluice - Strongs: H7938 (שֶׂכֶר), H7939 (שָׂכָר)

b^m ) r i k x (סכיר SKYR) - Hireling: One who is hired for service. [df: rykV] KJV (17): servant, hireling, hired - Strongs: H7916 (שָׂכִיר)

b^f1 ) e r i k x (סכירה SKYRH) - Hireling: One who is hired for service. [df: hrykV] KJV (1): hired - Strongs: H7917 (שְׂכִירָה)

n^m ) r k x a (אסכר ASKR) - Payment: [df: rksa] KJV (2): gift, present - Strongs: H814 (אֶשְׁכָּר)

ac^f2 ) t r f k x m (מסכורת MSKWRT) - Wage: [df: trkVm] KJV (4): wages, reward - Strongs: H4909 (מַשְׂכֹּרֶת)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

סָכַר not used in Kal, i.q. סָנַר to shut (Syr. and Arab. ܣܟܰܪ, سكر id.).

Niphal, to be shut up, Genesis 8:2 Ps. 63:12.

Piel, i.q. סִגֵּר and הִסְגִּיר to give over, to deliver, Isaiah 19:4.

II. סָכַר i.q. שָׂכַר to hire, Ezra 4:5.

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List of Word Forms

וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר וְסֹכְרִ֧ים וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר והמשתכר וישכר וישכרו וישכרני וסכרים ושכר יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ ישכרו לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר לשכר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר משתכר נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ נשכרו שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ שָֽׂכַר־ שָׂכַ֨ר שָׂכֹ֣ר שָׂכוּר֙ שֹׂכְרִים֙ שכור שכר שכר־ שכרו׃ שכרים שכרתיך liś·kōr lisKor liśkōr miś·tak·kêr mistakKer miśtakkêr niś·kā·rū nisKaru niśkārū śā·ḵar śā·ḵar- śā·ḵōr śā·ḵūr saChar saChor saChur śāḵar śāḵar- śāḵōr śāḵūr śə·ḵā·rōw śə·ḵar·tî·ḵā sechaRo secharTicha śəḵārōw śəḵartîḵā śō·ḵə·rîm socheRim śōḵərîm vaiyiskeReni vaiyiskeRu vaiyisKor veHammistakKer vesoCher vesocheRim way·yiś·kə·rê·nî way·yiś·kə·rū way·yiś·kōr wayyiśkərênî wayyiśkərū wayyiśkōr wə·ham·miś·tak·kêr wə·sō·ḵə·rîm wə·śō·ḵêr wəhammiśtakkêr wəśōḵêr wəsōḵərîm yiś·kə·rū yiskeRu yiśkərū

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