Lexical Definition
שָׂכִיר sâkîyr (saw-keer') hired H:A
from שָׂכַר
hired (man, servant), hireling.
- a man at wages by the day or year
1) hired
1a) hired (of animal)
1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst)
1b1) mercenary
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שָׂכִ֣יר | a hired laborer | Job.7.1 |
| hired | Exod.22.15 | |
| שָׂכִ֛יר | a hired laborer | Lev.19.13 |
| שָׂכִ֖יר | a hired laborer | Lev.25.50 • Deut.24.14 |
| שָׂכִ֔יר | a hired laborer | Deut.15.18 • Isa.16.14 • Isa.21.16 |
| שָׂ֠כִיר | a hired laborer | Mal.3.5 |
| שְׂכִרֶ֤יהָ | hired soldiers its | Jer.46.21 |
| כִּשְׂכִ֥יר | like a hired laborer of | Lev.25.53 |
| כְּשָׂכִ֥יר | like a hired laborer | Lev.25.40 • Job.14.6 |
| וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר | and like a hired laborer | Job.7.2 |
| וְשָׂכִ֖יר | and a hired laborer | Exod.12.45 • Lev.22.10 |
| וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ | and to hired laborer your | Lev.25.6 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׂכִיר adjective hired; — absolute ׳שׂ Exod 14:45 +, feminine שְׂכִירָה Isa 7:20 construct שְׂכֹיר Lev 25:53 suffix שְׂכִירְךָ vLev 25:6 plural suffix שְׂכִרֶיהָ Jer 46:21 —
1. hired, of beast Exod 22:14* (E), razor Isa 7:20 (figurative).
2. usually as substantive hireling, hired labourer Deut 15:18; Deut 24:14; Lev 19:13; Lev 22:10; Lev 25:6; Lev 25:40; Lev 25:53 (all H), Exod 12:45; Lev 25:50 (both P), Mal 3:5; Job 7:1; Job 7:2; Job 14:6 ׳כִּשְׁנֵי שׂ Isa 16:14 years like a hireling's years (reckoned strictly), so Isa 21:16 mercenaries Jer 46:21.
יִשָּׂשׂכָר see above
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 12:45 · 14:45 · 22:14* |
| Leviticus | 19:13 · 22:10 · 25:6 · 25:40 · 25:50 · 25:53 |
| Deuteronomy | 15:18 · 24:14 |
| Job | 7:1 · 7:2 · 14:6 |
| Isaiah | 7:20 · 16:14 · 21:16 |
| Jeremiah | 46:21 |
| Malachi | 3:5 |