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שָׂכָר

sa.khar

wages

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Strong’s H7939Noun, masculine28 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

wages11

reward4

the wages of3

the hire of2

is a reward2

hire1

is wages1

is reward1

In the text

Genesis 15:1שְׂכָרְךָ
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
Exodus 2:9שְׂכָרֵךְ
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.
Deuteronomy 24:15שְׂכָרוֹ
You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Ecclesiastes 4:9שָׂכָר
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
Isaiah 40:10שְׂכָרוֹ
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
Zechariah 8:10שְׂכַר
For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שָׂכָר n.m. hire, wages

1. wages, of a servant

2. = reward, for work done, faithfulness, etc.

3. passage-money, fare

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.