Strong's Definition
to hire
Derivation: or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 (כָּרָה) through the idea of temporary purchase; compare H7937 (שָׁכַר));
KJV Usage: earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.
TWOT Reference: 2264.1
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to hire
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Niphal) to hire oneself out
1c) (Hithpael) to earn wages
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סָכַר / שָׂכַר
śâkar / sâkar
BDB Definition:
1) to hire
1a) (Qal) to hire
1b) (Niphal) to hire oneself out
1c) (Hithpael) to earn wages
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 through the idea of temporary purchase]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2264.1
Total KJV Occurrences: 22