Know the Word.

Hebrew word

sâkar

saw-kar'

שָׂכַר

What it means

to hire

Where it comes from

or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to kârâh (כָּרָה) through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shâkar (שָׁכַר))

How the King James translates it

  • hired13
  • hire2
  • rewardeth2
  • wages2
  • surely1

Every place it appears 20

Genesis30:16
Deuteronomy23:4
Judges9:418:4
1 Samuel2:5
2 Samuel10:6
2 Kings7:6
1 Chronicles19:619:7
2 Chronicles24:1225:6
Ezra4:5
Nehemiah6:1313:2
Proverbs26:10
Isaiah46:6
Haggai1:6
sâkar (H7936) — Hebrew word meaning “to hire”