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The meaning of שָׂכָר

Understanding sâkâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth. - payment of contract - concretely, salary, fare, maintenance - by implication, ...

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שָׂכָר

Phoneticsaw-kawr'
Transliterationsâkâr
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth. - payment of contract - concretely, salary, fare, maintenance - by implication, compensation, benefit 1) hire, wages 1a) wages 1b) reward, pay 1c) fare, fee, passage-money

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

25 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 30:32

I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

Word: שָׂכָר (sâkâr)
Numbers 18:31

And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Word: שָׂכָר (sâkâr)
1 Kings 5:6

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

Word: שָׂכָר (sâkâr)
Psalms 127:3

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Word: שָׂכָר (sâkâr)
Isaiah 62:11

Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

Word: שָׂכָר (sâkâr)

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