Lexicon sakar: Reward, wages, hire, payment Original Word: שָׂכָר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hire, price, rewarded, wages, worth From sakar; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit -- hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth. see HEBREW sakar NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sakar Definition hire, wages NASB Translation compensation (1), fare (1), hire (1), reward (6), rewarded (1), service (1), wage (2), wages (15). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. שָׂכָר noun masculineEzekiel 29:18 hire, wages, only singular, not with article; — absolute ׳שׂ Numbers 18:31 +, construct שְׂכַר Deuteronomy 15:18 +, suffix שְׂכָרִי Genesis 30:18 +, etc.; — 1 wages, of servant, Genesis 30:28; Genesis 30:32; Genesis 30:83 (J), Genesis 31:8 (twice in verse); Exodus 2:9 (all E), Deuteronomy 15:18 (שָׂכִיר ׳שְׂ), Deuteronomy 24:15; 1 Kings 5:20; Zechariah 8:10; Malachi 3:5 (שָׂכִיר ׳שְׂ); soldiers Ezekiel 29:18,19; shepherd (symbol) Zechariah 11:12 (twice in verse); beast Exodus 22:14 (E), Zechariah 8:10. 2 = reward, for work done, faithfulness, etc., Genesis 15:1 (JE), Genesis 30:18 (E) in explanation of name יששכר, Numbers 18:31 (P), כִּי לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ ׳יֵשׁ שׂ Jeremiah 31:16 (cf, 2 Chronicles 15:7), Isaiah 40:10 = Isaiah 62:11 (figurative of reward of ׳יs labours), Psalm 127:3; Ecclesiastes 4:9; Ecclesiastes 9:5. 3 passage-money, fare, Jonah 1:3. שִׁכְּ מִי adjective, of a people of שֶׁכֶם, with article as collective noun ׳הַשּׁ Numbers 26:31. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׂכַר (sakar), meaning "to hire" or "to reward."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1943 (epimithion): Refers to a reward or recompense. Usage: The word שָׂכָר (sakar) is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe wages or compensation. It can refer to the payment given to laborers, the fare paid for a journey, or the reward for services provided. It is often used in legal and economic contexts, emphasizing the fairness and justice of compensating individuals for their work. Context: • The term שָׂכָר (sakar) appears in numerous passages in the Hebrew Bible, illustrating its importance in the socio-economic life of ancient Israel. It is frequently associated with the principles of justice and fairness, as seen in Leviticus 19:13, where the law commands that a laborer's wages should not be withheld overnight: "You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand." Forms and Transliterations בִּשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ בשכרו׃ וְ֠שָׂכָר וּשְׂכַ֤ר וּשְׂכַ֥ר ושכר כר שְׂכַ֣ר שְׂכַ֤ר שְׂכַר־ שְׂכָר֜וֹ שְׂכָרְךָ֖ שְׂכָרְךָ֛ שְׂכָרִ֔י שְׂכָרִ֖י שְׂכָרִֽי׃ שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְ שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ שְׂכָרָ֜הּ שְׂכָרוֹ֙ שָׂ֝כָ֗ר שָׂכָ֔ר שָׂכָ֖ר שָׂכָ֤ר שָׂכָ֥ר שכר שכרה שכרו שכרי שכרי׃ שכרך שכרש־ biś·ḵā·rōw bischaRo biśḵārōw Char ḵār śā·ḵār saChar śāḵār śə·ḵa·r·śā- śə·ḵā·rāh śə·ḵā·re·ḵā śə·ḵā·rə·ḵā śə·ḵā·rêḵ śə·ḵā·rî śə·ḵā·rōw śə·ḵar seChar sechaRah sechaRech sechareCha sechaRi sechaRo secharSa śəḵar śəḵārāh śəḵārêḵ śəḵāreḵā śəḵārəḵā śəḵārî śəḵārōw śəḵarśā- ū·śə·ḵar useChar ūśəḵar Vesachor wə·śā·ḵār wəśāḵārLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 15:1 HEB: מָגֵ֣ן לָ֔ךְ שְׂכָרְךָ֖ הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ NAS: I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very KJV: [and] thy exceeding great reward. INT: I shield your reward great shall be very Genesis 30:18 Genesis 30:28 Genesis 30:32 Genesis 30:33 Genesis 31:8 Genesis 31:8 Exodus 2:9 Exodus 22:15 Numbers 18:31 Deuteronomy 15:18 Deuteronomy 24:15 1 Kings 5:6 2 Chronicles 15:7 Psalm 127:3 Ecclesiastes 4:9 Ecclesiastes 9:5 Isaiah 40:10 Isaiah 62:11 Jeremiah 31:16 Ezekiel 29:18 Ezekiel 29:19 Jonah 1:3 Zechariah 8:10 Zechariah 8:10 28 Occurrences |
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