Help QuickNav Adv. Options
KJV

KJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H7939 - śāḵār

Choose a new font size and typeface
שָׂכָר
Transliteration
śāḵār
Pronunciation
saw-kawr'
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2264.1b

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂכָר sâkâr, saw-kawr'; from H7936; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit:—hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H7939 in the following manner: hire (9x), reward (9x), wages (6x), price (2x), fare (1x), worth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H7939 in the following manner: hire (9x), reward (9x), wages (6x), price (2x), fare (1x), worth (1x).

  1. hire, wages

    1. wages

    2. reward, pay

    3. fare, fee, passage-money

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂכָר sâkâr, saw-kawr'; from H7936; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit:—hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.
STRONGS H7939: Abbreviations
† I. שָׂכָר noun masculineEzekiel 29:18 hire, wages, only singular, not with article; — absolute שׂ׳ Numbers 18:31 +, construct שְׂכַר Deuteronomy 15:18 +, suffix שְׂכָרִי Genesis 30:18 +, etc.; —
1. wages, of servant, Genesis 30:28; Genesis 30:32; Genesis 30:33 (J), Genesis 31:8 (twice in verse); Exodus 2:9 (all E), Deuteronomy 15:18 (שָׂכִיר שְׂ׳), Deuteronomy 24:15; 1 Kings 5:20 [1 Kings 5:6]; Zechariah 8:10; Malachi 3:5 (שָׂכִיר שְׂ׳); soldiers Ezekiel 29:18, 19; shepherd (symbol) Zechariah 11:12 (twice in verse); beast Exodus 22:14 (E), Zechariah 8:10.
2. = reward, for work done, faithfulness, etc., Genesis 15:1 (JE), Genesis 30:18 (E) in explanation of name יששכר, Numbers 18:31 (P), כִּי לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ יֵשׁ שׂ׳ Jeremiah 31:16 (compare 2 Chronicles 15:7), Isaiah 40:10 = Isaiah 62:11 (figurative of reward of י׳'s labours), Psalm 127:3; Ecclesiastes 4:9; Ecclesiastes 9:5.
3. passage-money, fare, Jonah 1:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:1; 30:18; 30:18; 30:28; 30:32; 30:33; 31:8

Exodus

2:9; 22:14

Numbers

18:31; 18:31

Deuteronomy

15:18; 15:18; 24:15

1 Kings

5:6

2 Chronicles

15:7

Psalms

127:3

Ecclesiastes

4:9; 9:5

Isaiah

40:10; 62:11

Jeremiah

31:16

Ezekiel

29:18; 29:18; 29:19

Jonah

1:3

Zechariah

8:10; 8:10; 11:12

Malachi

3:5

H7939

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7939 matches the Hebrew שָׂכָר (śāḵār),
which occurs 28 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 - After H310 these things H1697 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto Abram H87 in a vision, H4236 saying, H559 Fear H3372 not, Abram: H87 I am thy shield, H4043 and thy exceeding H3966 great H7235 reward. H7939

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:18 - And Leah H3812 said, H559 God H430 hath given H5414 me my hire, H7939 because H834 I have given H5414 my maiden H8198 to my husband: H376 and she called H7121 his name H8034 Issachar. H3485

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:28 - And he said, H559 Appoint H5344 me thy wages, H7939 and I will give H5414 it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:32 - I will pass H5674 through all thy flock H6629 to day, H3117 removing H5493 from thence all the speckled H5348 and spotted H2921 cattle, H7716 and all the brown H2345 cattle H7716 among the sheep, H3775 and the spotted H2921 and speckled H5348 among the goats: H5795 and of such shall be my hire. H7939

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:33 - So shall my righteousness H6666 answer H6030 for me in time H3117 to come, H4279 when it shall come H935 for my hire H7939 before thy face: H6440 every one H3605 that is not speckled H5348 and spotted H2921 among the goats, H5795 and brown H2345 among the sheep, H3775 that shall be counted stolen H1589 with me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:8 - If he said H559 thus, The speckled H5348 shall be thy wages; H7939 then all the cattle H6629 bare H3205 speckled: H5348 and if he said H559 thus, The ringstraked H6124 shall be thy hire; H7939 then bare H3205 all the cattle H6629 ringstraked. H6124

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:9 - And Pharaoh's H6547 daughter H1323 said H559 unto her, Take H3212 ➔ this child H3206 away, H3212 and nurse H3243 it for me, and I will give H5414 thee thy wages. H7939 And the woman H802 took H3947 the child, H3206 and nursed H5134 it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:15 - But if the owner H1167 thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: H7999 if it be an hired H7916 thing, it came H935 for his hire. H7939

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:31 - And ye shall eat H398 it in every place, H4725 ye and your households: H1004 for it is your reward H7939 for H2500 your service H5656 in the tabernacle H168 of the congregation. H4150

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:18 - It shall not seem hard H7185 unto thee, H5869 when thou sendest him away H7971 free H2670 from thee; for he hath been worth H7939 a double H4932 hired servant H7916 to thee, in serving H5647 thee six H8337 years: H8141 and the LORD H3068 thy God H430 shall bless H1288 thee in all that thou doest. H6213

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - At his day H3117 thou shalt give H5414 him his hire, H7939 neither shall the sun H8121 go down H935 upon it; for he is poor, H6041 and setteth H5375 his heart H5315 upon it: lest he cry H7121 against thee unto the LORD, H3068 and it be sin H2399 unto thee.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6 - Now therefore command H6680 thou that they hew H3772 me cedar trees H730 out of Lebanon; H3844 and my servants H5650 shall be with thy servants: H5650 and unto thee will I give H5414 hire H7939 for thy servants H5650 according to all that thou shalt appoint: H559 for thou knowest H3045 that there is not among us any H376 that can skill H3045 to hew H3772 timber H6086 like unto the Sidonians. H6722

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - Be ye strong H2388 therefore, and let not your hands H3027 be weak: H7503 for your work H6468 shall be H3426 rewarded. H7939

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:3 - Lo, children H1121 are an heritage H5159 of the LORD: H3068 and the fruit H6529 of the womb H990 is his reward. H7939

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:9 - Two H8147 are better H2896 than one; H259 because they have H3426 a good H2896 reward H7939 for their labour. H5999

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:5 - For the living H2416 know H3045 that they shall die: H4191 but the dead H4191 know H3045 not any thing, H3972 neither have they any more a reward; H7939 for the memory H2143 of them is forgotten. H7911

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10 - Behold, the Lord H136 GOD H3069 will come H935 with strong H2389 hand, and his arm H2220 shall rule H4910 for him: behold, his reward H7939 is with him, and his work H6468 before H6440 him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:11 - Behold, the LORD H3068 hath proclaimed H8085 unto the end H7097 of the world, H776 Say H559 ye to the daughter H1323 of Zion, H6726 Behold, thy salvation H3468 cometh; H935 behold, his reward H7939 is with him, and his work H6468 before H6440 him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:16 - Thus saith H559 the LORD; H3068 Refrain H4513 thy voice H6963 from weeping, H1065 and thine eyes H5869 from tears: H1832 for thy work H6468 shall be H3426 rewarded, H7939 saith H5002 the LORD; H3068 and they shall come again H7725 from the land H776 of the enemy. H341

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - Son H1121 of man, H120 Nebuchadrezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 caused H5647 ➔ his army H2428 to serve H5647 a great H1419 service H5656 against Tyrus: H6865 every head H7218 was made bald, H7139 and every shoulder H3802 was peeled: H4803 yet had he no wages, H7939 nor his army, H2428 for Tyrus, H6865 for the service H5656 that he had served H5647 against it:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:19 - Therefore thus saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD; H3069 Behold, I will give H5414 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 unto Nebuchadrezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon; H894 and he shall take H5375 her multitude, H1995 and take H7997 her spoil, H7998 and take H962 her prey; H957 and it shall be the wages H7939 for his army. H2428

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah H3124 rose up H6965 to flee H1272 unto Tarshish H8659 from the presence H6440 of the LORD, H3068 and went down H3381 to Joppa; H3305 and he found H4672 a ship H591 going H935 to Tarshish: H8659 so he paid H5414 the fare H7939 thereof, and went down H3381 into it, to go H935 with them unto Tarshish H8659 from the presence H6440 of the LORD. H3068

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:10 - For before H6440 these days H3117 there was H1961 no hire H7939 for man, H120 nor any hire H7939 for beast; H929 neither was there any peace H7965 to him that went out H3318 or came in H935 because of the affliction: H6862 for I set H7971 all men H120 every one H376 against his neighbour. H7453

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:12 - And I said H559 unto them, If ye think H5869 good, H2896 give H3051 me my price; H7939 and if not, forbear. H2308 So they weighed H8254 for my price H7939 thirty H7970 pieces of silver. H3701

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - And I will come near H7126 to you to judgment; H4941 and I will be a swift H4116 witness H5707 against the sorcerers, H3784 and against the adulterers, H5003 and against false H8267 swearers, H7650 and against those that oppress H6231 the hireling H7916 in his wages, H7939 the widow, H490 and the fatherless, H3490 and that turn aside H5186 the stranger H1616 from his right, and fear H3372 not me, saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts. H6635
BLB Notice
BLB Services Alert

Some of BLB's resources have been impacted by Hurricane Helene, affecting the delivery of Daily Devotional emails to subscribers. Local personnel are working on restoring services as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and prayers during this time.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
KJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
KJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Genesis Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras