Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7939

Strong's H7939 · Hebrew

שָׂכָר

sâkâr · /saw-kawr'/

Number
H7939
Language
Hebrew
Original word
שָׂכָר
Transliteration
sâkâr
Pronunciation
saw-kawr'
KJV occurrences
25 verses

Definition

payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit

KJV: hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.

Root / derivation: from H7936 (שָׂכַר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׂכָר across 25 verses.

hire9×
reward7×
wages6×
price2×
rewarded2×
fare1×
worth1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis6 verses
Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Genesis 30:18

And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. Issachar: that is, An hire

Genesis 30:28

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

Genesis 30:32

I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

Genesis 30:33

So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. in time: Heb. to morrow

Genesis 31:8

If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

Exodus2 verses
Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy2 verses
1 Kings1 verse
2 Chronicles1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Ecclesiastes2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel2 verses
Jonah1 verse
Zechariah2 verses
Malachi1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7939 (sâkâr) mean?

payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit

How many times does H7939 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7939 (שָׂכָר) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hire.”

How is sâkâr translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7939 is rendered as “hire” (9×), “reward” (7×), “wages” (6×), “price” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word שָׂכָר come from?

from H7936 (שָׂכַר);