H7939 שָׂכָר
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 28 KJV occurrences
שָׂכָר
sâkâr · saw-kawr'
Definition
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
KJV Renderings
hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.
Derivation / Etymology
from H7936 (שָׂכַר);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 28)
- Genesis 15:1After 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.
- Genesis 30:32I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
- Exodus 2:9And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
- Deuteronomy 15:18It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
- Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Isaiah 40:10Behold, 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.
- Ezekiel 29:19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
- Zechariah 8:10For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.