The meaning of “שָׂכִיר”
Understanding sâkîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hired (man, servant), hireling. - a man at wages by the day or year 1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired l...
שָׂכִיר
hired (man, servant), hireling. - a man at wages by the day or year 1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 22:15 | “But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.” Word: שָׂכִיר (sâkîyr) | |
| Leviticus 25:40 | “But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:” Word: שָׂכִיר (sâkîyr) | |
| Deuteronomy 24:14 | “Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:” Word: שָׂכִיר (sâkîyr) | |
| Job 7:2 | “As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:” Word: שָׂכִיר (sâkîyr) | |
| Isaiah 21:16 | “For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:” Word: שָׂכִיר (sâkîyr) |
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