שָֽׂכַר
𐤔𐤊𐤓
sâkar
has-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.
2 Kings 7:6 · Word #18
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 HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | has-hired |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7936-04
wage
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common; masculine singular; absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | As a masculine singular absolute noun from שׂכר, this form denotes the concrete compensation given for hired service. "Wage" directly reflects the root’s economic sense of payment for labor while preserving its singular form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
has hired
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context is past perfect (reporting what someone has done); 'has hired' better matches the narrative voice and SILEX. |