Maskoret מַשְׂכֹּ֫רֶת
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| מַשְׂכֹּ֫רֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maskoret |
| Strong's number | H4909 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | wage |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (3) |
Maskoret (Hebrew מַשְׂכֹּ֫רֶת, Strong's H4909) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “wage”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
wages
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wages (3), reward (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | my wages (2), your wages should be (1), reward (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maskoret, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
- Genesis 31:7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
- Genesis 31:41Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!
Ruth
- Ruth 2:12The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).