Quick Definition
hired
Strong's Definition
a man at wages by the day or year
Derivation: from H7936 (שָׂכַר);
KJV Usage: hired (man, servant), hireling.
TWOT Reference: 2264.1c
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂכִיר (sa.khir) — hired. 1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · שׂכר
Hire
hired = state in which animals or objects have been made available to be of service or use to others for a limited amount of time and in return for payment
People
hired laborer = a person who has made himself available to be of service to others for a limited amount of time and in return for payment; who is usually paid daily, and his fragile rights are protected by the law; ≈ often used in metaphors expressing short and limited periods of time
EXO 12:45 · LEV 19:13 · LEV 22:10 · LEV 25:6 · LEV 25:40 · LEV 25:50 · LEV 25:53 · DEU 15:18 · DEU 24:14 · JOB 7:1 · JOB 7:2 · JOB 14:6 · ISA 16:14 · ISA 21:16 · JER 46:21 · MAL 3:5
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂכִיר adj. hired hired, of beast
usu. as subst. hireling, hired labourer
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