שָׂכוּר֙
𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤓
sâkar
he was 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.
Nehemiah 6:13 · Word #2
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 HVqsmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he was hired |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7936-06
hired man
| Morphological Notes | Qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal passive participle masculine singular denotes a man who has been hired or engaged for wages. "Hired man" preserves both the passive sense and the masculine singular form while reflecting the root idea of wage-based engagement. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he was hired
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'hired man' is incorrect; the context is verbal (he was hired), not nominal. |