שָׂכַר
sâkar(saw-kar')
“to hire”
21 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to hire
Translated in KJV as
earn wageshire (out self)reward[idiom] surely.
Etymology
or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 (כָּרָה) through the idea of temporary purchase; compare H7937 (שָׁכַר));
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“And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night…”