Word Study · Strong's H7916 · Hebrew
שָׂכִיר
sakir
saw-keer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sâkîyr
“a man at wages by the day or year”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a man at wages by the day or year
Rendered in the KJV as
hired (man, servant), hireling.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- שָׂכִ֔יר3
- וְשָׂכִ֖יר2
- כְּשָׂכִ֥יר2
- שָׂכִ֣יר2
- שָׂכִ֖יר2
- וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר1
- וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙1
- כִּשְׂכִ֥יר1
- שָׂכִ֛יר1
- שָׂ֠כִיר1
- שְׂכִרֶ֤יהָ1
How it is rendered · 8
- a hired laborer8
- and a hired laborer2
- like a hired laborer2
- [was] hired1
- and like a hired laborer1
- and to hired laborer your1
- hired soldiers its1
- like a hired laborer of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- adjective · masculine singular9
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular2
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular2
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 9
- HC/Aamsa · 2
- HR/Aamsa · 2
- HAampc/Sp3fs · 1
- HC/R/Aamsa · 1
- HC/R/Aamsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HR/Aamsc · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus6 of 17 · 35%
- Job3 of 17 · 18%
- Exodus2 of 17 · 12%
- Deuteronomy2 of 17 · 12%
- Isaiah2 of 17 · 12%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 12:45וְשָׂכִ֖ירvesakhirconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularA temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.here: and a hired laborer
- Exodus 22:15שָׂכִ֣ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularIf the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.here: [was] hired
Leviticus6 occurrences
- Leviticus 19:13שָׂכִ֛ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularYou must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.here: a hired laborer
- Leviticus 22:10וְשָׂכִ֖ירvesakhirconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularNo one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.here: and a hired laborer
- Leviticus 25:6וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙veliskhirekhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularWhatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,here: and to hired laborer your
- Leviticus 25:40כְּשָׂכִ֥ירkesakhirpreposition + adjective · masculine singularLet him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.here: like a hired laborer
- Leviticus 25:50שָׂכִ֖ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularHe and his purchaser will then count the time from the year he sold himself up to the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years, based on the daily wages of a hired hand.here: a hired laborer
- Leviticus 25:53כִּשְׂכִ֥ירkiskhirpreposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.here: like a hired laborer of
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 15:18שָׂכִ֔ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularDo not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.here: a hired laborer
- Deuteronomy 24:14שָׂכִ֖ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularDo not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.here: a hired laborer
Job3 occurrences
- Job 7:1שָׂכִ֣ירsakhiradjective · masculine singular“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?here: a hired laborer
- Job 7:2וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירukhesakhirconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singularLike a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.here: and like a hired laborer
- Job 14:6כְּשָׂכִ֥ירkesakhirpreposition + adjective · masculine singularlook away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.here: like a hired laborer
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 16:14שָׂכִ֔ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularAnd now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”here: a hired laborer
- Isaiah 21:16שָׂכִ֔ירsakhiradjective · masculine singularFor this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.here: a hired laborer
