Strong's Number H7936

שָׂכַר

sakar · saw-kar'

Transliteration:

sakar{saw-kar'}or (by permutation) cakar (Ezr 4:5){saw-kar'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root [apparently akin (by prosthesis) to 3739 through the idea of temporary purchase]

TWOT:

2264.1

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to hire

Usage in the KJV:

hire 2, rewardeth 2, wages 2, surely 1, hire out 1

Total: 21
Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to hire
1. (Qal) to hire
2. (Niphal) to hire oneself out
3. (Hithpael) to earn wages