שְׂכִירָה
𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓𐤄
sᵉkîyrâh
H7917 adjective
SILEX Entry
Definition
Remuneration or compensation given in exchange for hired labor or service, specifically a payment or wage paid to a female worker or for a female animal hired out. The term may also refer to a hired female worker herself, depending on context, but most commonly points to the payment or price agreed upon for temporary use or labor.
Semantic Range
hire, payment or wage for a female worker, payment for hiring out female property (such as an animal), female wage-earner, fee paid for use of a female animal or person's services
Root / Etymology
Root שכר (שׂ־כ־ר), meaning 'to hire, to wage, to rent.' שְׂכִירָה is the feminine noun form, constructed from the root with the feminine ending ־ָה, denoting either the act of hiring where the object is grammatically feminine or the compensation for a service or thing hired that is feminine.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In biblical usage, שְׂכִירָה appears rarely and is distinguished from the masculine form שָׂכִיר (sekîr), which more often refers to a male hired laborer or wage-earner, while שְׂכִירָה serves for the payment or price for female workers or items (such as female animals) hired. In some translations, especially in English, the distinction between the masculine and feminine forms is not always maintained, potentially obscuring the gendered nuance present in the Hebrew. The term is used in legal contexts or discussions of labor and property, such as the hiring of female donkeys or maidservants. Over time, the practice of specifying feminine forms for wage or compensation terms becomes less frequent in post-biblical Hebrew.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
feminine of שָׂכִיר; a hiring; that is hired.
Bantu Hebrew
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שכר (ś-k-r) — to hire, to wage, to rent
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3485 | יִשָּׂשכָר | in Reward-bringer |
| H4909 | מַשְׂכֹּרֶת | your compensation |
| H7910 | שִׁכּוֹר | drunken one |
| H7916 | שָׂכִיר | as a wage-earner |
| H7937 | שָׁכַר | I will intoxicate |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7917-01 |
הַ/שְּׂכִירָ֜ה | hasekhirah | HTd/Aafsa |
hired | the hire-wage | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7917-01 |
Isaiah 7:20 | הַ/שְּׂכִירָ֜ה | hasekhirah | HTd/Aafsa |
hired | the hire-wage |