שָׂכָר (sâkâr) — Hire
Hebrew word study: שָׂכָר (sâkâr), Strong's H7939. payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
KJV translation words: hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.
Strong's H7939 is tagged on 28 words in 25 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:5.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 25)
- Genesis 15:1 — שְׂכָרְךָ — reward your
- Genesis 30:18 — שְׂכָרִי — reward my
- Genesis 30:28 — שְׂכָרְךָ — wages your
- Genesis 30:32 — שְׂכָרִי — wages my
- Genesis 30:33 — שְׂכָרִי — wages my
- Genesis 31:8 — שְׂכָרֶךָ — wages your
- Exodus 2:9 — שְׂכָרֵךְ — wages your
- Exodus 22:15 — בִּשְׂכָרוֹ ס — for hire its
- Numbers 18:31 — שָׂכָר — is wages
- Deuteronomy 15:18 — שְׂכַר — the hire of
- Deuteronomy 24:15 — שְׂכָרוֹ — wages his
- 1 Kings 5:6 — וּשְׂכַר — and the wages of
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 — שָׂכָר — is reward
- Psalms 127:3 — שָׂכָר — is a reward
- Ecclesiastes 4:9 — שָׂכָר — is a reward
- Ecclesiastes 9:5 — שָׂכָר — a reward
- Isaiah 40:10 — שְׂכָרוֹ — reward his
- Isaiah 62:11 — שְׂכָרוֹ — reward his
- Jeremiah 31:16 — שָׂכָר — will be a reward
- Ezekiel 29:18 — וְשָׂכָר — and wages
- Ezekiel 29:19 — שָׂכָר — wages
- Jonah 1:3 — שְׂכָרָהּ — fare its
- Zechariah 8:10 — שְׂכַר — the wages of
- Zechariah 11:12 — שְׂכָרִי — wages my
- Malachi 3:5 — שְׂכַר — of the hire of
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H7936 שָׂכַר (sâkar).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H814 אֶשְׁכָּר (ʼeshkâr), H3485 יִשָּׂשכָר (Yissâˢkâr), H7940 שָׂכָר (Sâkâr).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does sâkâr (H7939) mean?
Payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit.
How is H7939 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7939 as: hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth..
How often does שָׂכָר (sâkâr) appear?
Strong's H7939 is tagged on 28 words in 25 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:5.
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