H7939 — שָׂכָר (sâkâr)

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Strong's H7939 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שָׂכָר (sâkâr)

Pronunciation: saw-kawr'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from שָׂכַר (sâkar) [H7936];

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

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

Senses

  1. hire, wages
    1. wages
    2. reward, pay
    3. fare, fee, passage-money

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1943 ἐπικαλύπτω epikalýptō from G1909 and G2572 to conceal, i.e. (figuratively) forgive cover
G3408 μισθός misthós apparently a primary word pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad hire, reward, wages
G3409 μισθόω misthóō from G3408 to let out for wages, i.e. (middle voice) to hire hire
G4863 συνάγω synágō from G4862 and G71 to lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably) + accompany, assemble (selves, together), bestow, come together, gather (selves together, up, together), lead into, resort, take in
H7936 שָׂכַר sâkar or (by permutation) סָכַר (çâkar); (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to כָּרָה (kârâh) H3739 through the idea of temporary purchase; compare שָׁכַר (shâkar) H7937) to hire earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.