שָׂכָר (śākār) is a Hebrew noun meaning hire. It appears 28 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7939).

Also rendered

• wages

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2264.1b)

Root family 2264.1: שָׂכַר śākar — hire

• סָכַר śākar — hire
• שָׂכִיר śākîr — hired
• מַשְׂכֹּרֶת maśkōret — wages
• שֶׂכֶר śeker — hire
• שְׂכִירָה śĕkîrâ — hired

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