Sekher שֶׂ֫כֶר
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| שֶׂ֫כֶר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sekher |
| Strong's number | H7938 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | hire |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (1) |
Sekher (Hebrew שֶׂ֫כֶר, Strong's H7938) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “hire”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
hire, wages
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | reward (1), sluices (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | reward (1), hired (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sekher, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 19:10And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
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).