Strong's Hebrew #7936 - שָׂכַר sakar (to hire)

earn wages, hire out self, reward, surely

Or (by permutation) cakar (Ezra 4:5) {saw-kar'}; a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to karah through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shakar); to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, X surely.

see HEBREW karah

see HEBREW shakar

1) to hire
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Niphal) to hire oneself out
1c) (Hithpael) to earn wages
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root [apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 through the idea of temporary purchase]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2264.1

II. [סָכַר] verb hire ( = שָׂכַר; ס erroneously for שׂ); — only

Qal Participle plural וְסֹכְרִים Ezra 4:5 and hiring against (על) them agents.

שָׂכַר verb hire (Late Hebrew id.; Sabean תשכר hire oneself out (?), recompense (?) DHM^{Hofmus. 11}; Ethiopic hired; Arabic reward, thank, modern Palestinian hired, of land ploughed by hire, Bergheim^{PEQ 1894, 196}; Palmyrene שכרא perhaps rewarding Lzb³⁷⁵); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׂ Deuteronomy 23:5; 2 Kings 7:6, suffix שְׂכָרוֺ Nehemiah 6:12; 1singular suffix שְׂכַרְתִּיךָ Genesis 30:16; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּשְׂכֹּר Judges 9:4 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׂכֹר Genesis 30:16; construct לִשְׂכֹּר 1 Chronicles 19:6; Participle active שׂכֵר Proverbs 26:10 (twice in verse), plural שׂכְרִים2Chronicles 24:12 (Ezra 4:5 see II. סכר); passive שָׂכוּר Nehemiah 6:13; — hire, retainers Judges 9:4 (ב pret.), soldiers, etc. 2 Samuel 10:6 = 1 Chronicles 19:6,7; 2 Kings 7:6; 2Chronicles 25:6 (ב pret.), priest Judges 18:4, artificers Isaiah 46:6; 2Chronicles 24:12, husband's favour שָׂכֹר שְׂכַרְתִּיךָ Genesis 30:16 (J; ב pret.); Proverbs 26:10 (twice in verse) obscure, see De Now Toy; for evil purpose Deuteronomy 23:5 = Nehemiah 13:2 (על against), Nehemiah 6:12,13,

Niph`al hire oneself out, Perfect בַּלֶּחֶם נִשְׂכָּ֑רוּ 1 Samuel 2:5.

Hithpa`el earn wages, Participle הַמְּשְׂתַּכֵּר Haggai 1:6 (as substantive), ׳מ Haggai 1:6 (as verb, + אֶל location, construction praegn.).

Strong's Hebrew: 7936. שָׂכַר (sakar) — 21 Occurrences

Genesis 30:16
HEB: תָּב֔וֹא כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י
NAS: You must come in to me, for I have surely hired
KJV: Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired
INT: come for have surely hired mandrakes

Genesis 30:16
HEB: כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנִ֑י
NAS: in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son's
KJV: unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's
INT: for have surely hired mandrakes my son's

Deuteronomy 23:4
HEB: מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַאֲשֶׁר֩ שָׂכַ֨ר עָלֶ֜יךָ אֶת־
NAS: and because they hired against
KJV: out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam
INT: of Egypt and because hired against Balaam

Judges 9:4
HEB: בַּ֣עַל בְּרִ֑ית וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר בָּהֶ֜ם אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ
NAS: Abimelech hired worthless
KJV: wherewith Abimelech hired vain
INT: the house of Baal-berith hired Abimelech persons

Judges 18:4
HEB: לִ֖י מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי וָאֱהִי־ ל֖וֹ
NAS: done to me, and he has hired me and I have become
KJV: Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
INT: done has Micah has hired have his priest

1 Samuel 2:5
HEB: שְׂבֵעִ֤ים בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ וּרְעֵבִ֖ים חָדֵ֑לּוּ
NAS: Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
KJV: [They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread;
INT: were full bread hire were hungry cease

2 Samuel 10:6
HEB: בְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֡וֹן וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ אֶת־ אֲרַ֨ם
NAS: sent and hired the Arameans
KJV: sent and hired the Syrians
INT: the children of Ammon and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob

2 Kings 7:6
HEB: אָחִ֗יו הִנֵּ֣ה שָֽׂכַר־ עָלֵינוּ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ
NAS: of Israel has hired against
KJV: of Israel hath hired against us the kings
INT: another Behold has hired against the king

1 Chronicles 19:6
HEB: כִּכַּר־ כֶּ֗סֶף לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר לָ֠הֶם מִן־
NAS: of silver to hire for themselves chariots
KJV: of silver to hire them chariots
INT: talents of silver to hire at Mesopotamia

1 Chronicles 19:7
HEB: וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ לָהֶ֡ם שְׁנַיִם֩
NAS: So they hired for themselves 32,000
KJV: So they hired thirty and two
INT: hired and two thirty

2 Chronicles 24:12
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שֹׂכְרִים֙ חֹצְבִ֣ים וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: of the LORD; and they hired masons
KJV: of the LORD, and hired masons
INT: of the LORD become hired masons and carpenters

2 Chronicles 25:6
HEB: וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵ֥אָה
NAS: He hired also 100,000 valiant
KJV: He hired also an hundred thousand
INT: hired of Israel hundred

Ezra 4:5
HEB: וְסֹכְרִ֧ים עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹעֲצִ֖ים
KJV: And hired counsellors
INT: and hired against counselors

Nehemiah 6:12
HEB: וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה וְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃
NAS: and Sanballat had hired him.
KJV: and Sanballat had hired him.
INT: Tobiah and Sanballat had hired

Nehemiah 6:13
HEB: לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן־
NAS: He was hired for this reason,
KJV: Therefore [was] he hired, that I should be afraid,
INT: this was hired he reason

Nehemiah 13:2
HEB: בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר עָלָ֤יו אֶת־
NAS: and water, but hired Balaam
KJV: and with water, but hired Balaam
INT: bread and water hired against Balaam

Proverbs 26:10
HEB: מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־ כֹּ֑ל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר
NAS: everyone, So is he who hires a fool
KJV: [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool,
INT: wounds everyone hires A fool hires

Proverbs 26:10
HEB: וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים׃
NAS: a fool or who hires those who pass
KJV: the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
INT: hires A fool hires pass

Isaiah 46:6
HEB: בַּקָּנֶ֣ה יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ צוֹרֵף֙ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ
NAS: on the scale Hire a goldsmith,
KJV: in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith;
INT: the scale and weigh Hire A goldsmith makes

Haggai 1:6
HEB: לְחֹ֣ם ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־
NAS: is warm [enough]; and he who earns, earns
KJV: you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages
INT: one warm earns earns into

Haggai 1:6
HEB: ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־ צְר֥וֹר
NAS: [enough]; and he who earns, earns wages
KJV: and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag
INT: warm earns earns into A purse