Strong's H7939 · Hebrew
שָׂכָר
sâkâr · /saw-kawr'/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis6 verses
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 30:18And 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 30:28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
Genesis 30:32I 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 30:33So 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 31:8If 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
Deuteronomy2 verses
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
Deuteronomy 24:15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. setteth: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it
2 Chronicles1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Ecclesiastes2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. with strong: or, against the strong his work: or, recompence for his work
Isaiah 62:11Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. work: or, recompence
Ezekiel2 verses
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
Ezekiel 29:19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. take her spoil: Heb. spoil her spoil, and prey her prey
Zechariah2 verses
For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. there was: or, the hire of man became nothing
Zechariah 11:12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. If ye: Heb. If it be good in your eyes
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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);