שָׂכָר sakhar
Hebrew word for “wages” · Strong’s H7939 · used 28 times in 25 verses
Meaning
1) hire, wages; 1a) wages; 1b) reward, pay; 1c) fare, fee, passage-money
How it is translated
Glosses given for sakhar in context, with how often each is used:
- wages 15
- reward 8
- hire 3
- will be a reward 1
- fare 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Zechariah | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Ezekiel | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 30 (4), Ezekiel 29 (2), Genesis 15 (1), Genesis 31 (1), Exodus 2 (1), Exodus 22 (1), Numbers 18 (1), Deuteronomy 15 (1), Deuteronomy 24 (1), 1 Kings 5 (1)
Forms
- שׂכר 10
- שׂכרך 5
- שׂכרי 5
- שׂכרו 3
- ושׂכר 3
- בשׂכרו 1
- שׂכרה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with sakhar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פְּעֻלָּה peullah “wages” 4
- נָקֹד naqod “speckled” 3
- שָׂכִיר sakhir “hired” 3
- חוּם chum “darkened” 2
- טָלָא tala “to spot” 2
- יֵשׁ yesh “there” 3
- כֶּשֶׂב kesev “sheep” 2
- אַיִן ayin “nothing” 4
- עִם im “with” 4
- נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר nevukhadnetstsar “Nebuchadnezzar” 2
- עֵז ez “goat” 2
- כֹּה koh “thus” 3
Key verses
The verses using sakhar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- Deuteronomy 24:15 — At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto…
- 1 Kings 5:6 — Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy…
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 — Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
- Psalms 127:3 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5 — For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
- Isaiah 40:10 — Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
- Isaiah 62:11 — Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and…
- Jeremiah 31:16 — Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from…
- Jonah 1:3 — But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare…
- Malachi 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and…
See all 25 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.