וַ/יִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤓𐤅
sâkar
and they hired
To hire or pay for services; to engage someone (or oneself) for wages or compensation. The verb broadly refers to the act of hiring, engaging labor for payment, or earning wages in return for rendered service. Contextually, it can signify both the one hiring and the one hired, as well as the act of receiving recompense for work performed. Additionally, it appears metaphorically for reward or recompense in some poetic or legal passages.
1 Chronicles 19:7 · Word #1
Lexicon H7936
| Lemma | שָׂכַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | sâkar |
| Strong's | H7936 |
| Definition | To hire or pay for services; to engage someone (or oneself) for wages or compensation. The verb broadly refers to the act of hiring, engaging labor for payment, or earning wages in return for rendered service. Contextually, it can signify both the one hiring and the one hired, as well as the act of receiving recompense for work performed. Additionally, it appears metaphorically for reward or recompense in some poetic or legal passages. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they hired |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7936-11
and they hired
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple active sense of hiring or engaging for wages. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) with 3rd masculine plural is reflected by "and they" indicating completed narrative action by a masculine plural subject. |
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