BDB8246
I. שָׂכָר noun masculine Ezek 29:18 hire, wages, only singular, not with article; — absolute ׳ שׂ Num 18:31 +, construct שְׂכַר Deut 15:18 +, suffix שְׂכָרִי Gen 30:18 +, etc.; —
1.
wages, of servant, Gen 30:28; Gen 30:32;
Gen 30:83 (
J
), Gen 31:8
(twice in verse);
Exod 2:9 (all
E
), Deut
15:18 (שָׂכִיר
׳
שְׂ), Deut 24:15; 1Kgs 5:20; Zech 8:10; Mal 3:5 (שָׂכִיר
׳
שְׂ); soldiers Ezek 29:18; Ezek 29:19 shepherd (symbol) Zech 11:12 (twice in verse); beast
Exod 22:14
(
E
), Zech
8:10.
2. = reward, for work done, faithfulness, etc., Gen 15:1 (
J
E
), Gen 30:18
(
E
) in explanation of name יששכר, Num 18:31 (
P
), כִּי
לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ
׳
יֵשׁ שׂ
Jer 31:16 (cf,
2Chr 15:7), Isa 40:10 =
Isa 62:11
(figurative of reward of ׳
י's labours), Ps 127:3; Eccl 4:9; Eccl 9:5.
3.
passage-money, fare, Jonah 1:3.