Sekhirah שְׂכִירָה
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| שְׂכִירָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sekhirah |
| Strong's number | H7917 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | hired |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Sekhirah (Hebrew שְׂכִירָה, Strong's H7917) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “hired”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(fem) 1) hired
1a) hired (of animal)
1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst)
1b1) mercenary
1a) hired (of animal)
1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst)
1b1) mercenary
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hired (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hired (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sekhirah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 7:20In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
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).