Original: שָׂכַר

Transliteration: sâkar

Phonetic: saw-kar'

Short Definition: Earn wages

Original: סכר שׂכר

Transliteration: śâkar sâkar

Phonetic: saw-kar'

BDB Definition:

1. to hire
   1. (Qal) to hire
   2. (Niphal) to hire oneself out
   3. (Hithpael) to earn wages

Origin: a primitive root [apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 through the idea of temporary purchase]

TWOT entry: 2264.1

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4909, H7916, H7917, H7938, H7939, H7940, H7958, H8007, H8009, H8012, H8014, H8073