וַ/יִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤓
sâkar
he hired also
To hire or pay for services; to engage someone (or oneself) for wages or compensation. The verb broadly refers to the act of hiring, engaging labor for payment, or earning wages in return for rendered service. Contextually, it can signify both the one hiring and the one hired, as well as the act of receiving recompense for work performed. Additionally, it appears metaphorically for reward or recompense in some poetic or legal passages.
2 Chronicles 25:6 · Word #1
Lexicon H7936
| Lemma | שָׂכַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | sâkar |
| Strong's | H7936 |
| Definition | To hire or pay for services; to engage someone (or oneself) for wages or compensation. The verb broadly refers to the act of hiring, engaging labor for payment, or earning wages in return for rendered service. Contextually, it can signify both the one hiring and the one hired, as well as the act of receiving recompense for work performed. Additionally, it appears metaphorically for reward or recompense in some poetic or legal passages. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he hired also |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7936-12
and he hired
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of engaging someone for wages. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) with 3rd masculine singular marks a past narrative action, hence "and he hired." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he hired
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | The P1 rendering accurately reflects the Hebrew verb and its context of employment for pay; no adjustment needed. |