שָׂכִיר
sa.khir
“hired”
Definition
a man at wages by the day or year
from H7936 (שָׂכַר);
- hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
שָׂכִיר appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
look away from him and let him rest,so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him.You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.