Strong's Lexicon

H7916

H7916 — שָׂכִיר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewsakiyradjectiveOccurrences: 17

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7916
Word:שָׂכִיר
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H7936
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:17
Transliteration:sakiyr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-keer'
Meaning:1. a man at wages by the day or year
KJV Renderings:hired (man, servant), hireling.

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שָׂכִיר adjective hired; — absolute ׳ שׂ Exod 14:45 +, feminine שְׂכִירָה Isa 7:20 construct שְׂכֹיר Lev 25:53 suffix שְׂכִירְךָ Lev 25:6 plural suffix שְׂכִרֶיהָ Jer 46:21

1. hired, of beast Exod 22:14 ( E ), razor Isa 7:20 (figurative).
2. usually as substantive hireling, hired labourer Deut 15:18; Deut 24:14; Lev 19:13; Lev 22:10; Lev 25:6; Lev 25:40; Lev 25:53 (all H ), Exod 12:45; Lev 25:50 (both P ), Mal 3:5; Job 7:1; Job 7:2; Job 14:6 ׳ כִּשְׁנֵי שׂ Isa 16:14 years like a hireling's years (reckoned strictly), so Isa 21:16 mercenaries Jer 46:21.


יִשָּׂשׂכָר see above


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